Places NycterisBerna Wants to Go

Visitors can explore the role of mysticism throughout the ages inside this interactive museum of magic.

Often mistaken for an office building, inside this venue is an amazing collection of Native Alaskan art.

A magnificent collection of imperial armor and weaponry.

This outdoor library provides around-the-clock access to around 7,000 books.

The tiny, studious rodents greet visitors to the National Archives of Finland.

Known as the "Hobbit Houses," these storybook homes look like they're straight out of the Shire.

Claude Monet was baptized in this lavishly ornate Paris church.

This eclectic Austin curiosity shop is home to all things strange and unusual.

This French Canadian classic is a specialty of the oldest continually used church in Minneapolis.

One of Europe's largest groups of dolmens remains largely off the typical tourist track.

This pedestrian walkway cuts through a cemetery and over several burial vaults.

This 12th-century house is one of the oldest continuously inhabited houses in Britain.

This abandoned church in central Lyon is missing its front stairs.

A magnificent menagerie of oddities, including taxidermy cryptids.

This aromatherapy shop and mini-museum cofounded by the Sigur Rós frontman documents Icelandic history through scents.

The beautiful non-repeating pattern honors the Oxford professor who discovered it.

The ornate structure is part of a building boasting more marble than the Vatican.

Sprawled across the Great Hall ceiling are various constellations and images relating to the zodiac.

This enchanting mountain plateau celebrates spooky local folklore.

A museum dedicated to the dead and the tools used to usher them into the afterlife.

A museum in the building where Nazi Germany signed its surrender tells the story of World War II from the Soviet perspective.

A museum dedicated exclusively to the lore and history of ouija boards.

A lavish 16th-century mansion filled with spectacular staircases, fantastic frescoes, and gorgeous gardens.

This recessed garden protects thousands of mountain plants by creating its own microclimates.