Places NycterisBerna Wants to Go

A sublime medieval path adorns the marble floor of one of the most beautiful Gothic cathedrals in France.

A Portuguese Jewish cemetery filled with stunning grave monuments that date back to 1614.

The castle was reconstructed to fit Kaiser Wilhelm II's romanticized vision of the Middle Ages.

The sumptuous ceiling was one of the last things Charles I saw before his execution.

Colorful murals by Jean Cocteau hide within this peaceful London sanctuary.

Summer in Scotland begins with a spectacularly wild and colorful event rooted in ancient pagan traditions.

Legend has it that Napoleon Bonaparte fell in love with this Gothic church.

William Blake claimed to have painted this gothic masterpiece after encountering this nightmarish being in a vision.

A medieval house adorned with enigmatic carvings, including one of a man displaying his masculine attributes.

The mysterious megaliths have enchanted and intrigued visitors for thousands of years.

A pocket of serenity in hectic Buenos Aires, complete with a peaceful courtyard and massive library.

Anonymously sculpted and donated, these sculptures made from poetry books and pages are sprinkled around the city.

Spanish religion mixed with local architecture has yielded a network of churches unlike any other.

This Japanese-inspired labyrinth of hot springs is hidden in a Chilean forest.

This hidden labyrinth offers walkers some brief peace of mind.

Tables of secondhand books fill the inner courtyard of this 17th-century stock exchange.

The silent film master's legacy commemorated in all the right and wrong places.

An unusual library of dead things at the Rhode Island School of Design.

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

This unassuming Victorian cemetery is the final resting place of author Lewis Carroll.

A delightful museum devoted to the history of books.

Nine centuries-old fortresses guard the walls of this medieval Romanian city.

The site of the first medieval crusade that pitted Christians against Christians.

Iceland's first pagan temple in 1,000 years is underway in Reykjavík.