Places pattyannish Wants to Go

A macabre anatomy museum tucked within an old Italian hospital.

This deceiving white sand beach gets its brilliant hue from the chemical discharge of a nearby factory.

The abandoned "Ghost Mansion" was left to decay in the mountains of Northern Italy.

This amazing medieval fortress stands atop a promontory along the famous Cinque Terre.

A sunken idol welcomes parishioners to Davy Jones' Locker.

The highest waterfall in Italy is only "turned on" five times a year.

This half-finished "city of toys" was almost Italy's own Las Vegas.

This 1st-century CE Roman bath sits under a carpark.

A fairytale island floats in the middle of Italy's little-known Lake Orta.

A once-luxurious, now abandoned hotel in the Italian Alps.

An otherworldly alpine pasture in Slovenia with historical ties to WWII and architecture that recalls Middle Earth.

Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.

A miniature train-ride through Slovenia's largest cave system.

This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.

The Slovenian architect designed many landmarks in the capital city, including his own dream house.

The monument honors the mountaineers who were part of Europe’s best anti-Nazi forces.

One thousand trees were planted in Norway to be used to print books a century from now.

An artist's mausoleum with a haunting echo.

The remains of this medieval Roman road and lookout towers dot the rugged coastline of southern Lazio.

The “Sistine Chapel” of the Middle Ages merges 11th-century science and religion in wondrous hues.

A startling, centuries-old subterranean marvel hides in plain sight.

A wunderkammer of curious objects and intriguing art nestled within a hub of ancient Roman sites.

A fairy tale castle in modern Rome.

Jesus' footprints and the first catacombs in the world.