Places ouroborosasunder Wants to Go

This subterranean spot might be the epitome of Japan's baroque, retro coffee houses.

A Dutch clog company in the town of Zaandam loves the wooden shoes so much it made a museum for them.

Christ's blood allegedly preserved in a Belgian town.

A lingering bit of Space Race nostalgia lies in the middle of the desert.

Italian horror legend Dario Argento’s own shop hides a sinister museum-dungeon in the basement.

This 17th-century passageway is home to numerous bookshops, a witch legend, and the oldest pizzeria in the world.

In Rome’s Jewish ghetto, a 200-year-old bakery still makes the neighborhood’s historic sweets.

Every inch of this chapel is covered in craftsmanship from across the world.

A poignant museum dedicated to the history of the Dutch resistance against Nazi occupation

This mosaic-lined medieval church was built by the world's first admiral and still holds mass in ancient Greek.

This unique museum is home to over 5,000 puppets of all types.

This constantly evolving art space saved an Italian town from its own crippling reputation.

An eccentric artist's abode in this small Italian town has been transformed into a surreal temple of mosaic madness.

A naturally beautiful, seemingly bottomless deep blue spring.

Perhaps the most spectacular grotto along the Algarve coastline.

The extravagance of Portugal’s "Pink Palace" resulted in a noble title being awarded to its owner.

This museum contains a vast array of puppets and marionettes from all over the world, featuring incredible works by Portuguese creators.

After the owner of this Art Nouveau home died, it was turned into a museum displaying a lifetime dedicated to art.

An abandoned mine now resembles a post-apocalyptic landscape of derelict buildings and blood-red pools of water.

This unassuming chapel in Portugal plays host to a ghoulish collection of bones.

This piece of early engineering is rather unknown despite its location in the heart of Madrid.

A menagerie of concrete animals brought together from across New York City's parks.

The Victorian-era greenhouse is stuffed with tropical plants, and open 365 days a year.

A collection of more than 12,000 shoes, displayed in a building shaped like a shoebox.