Places pleiades Wants to Go

According to the local folklore, the myriad colors of this lake are the result of a lovelorn wizard's blunder.

The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel, where they were hidden for nearly 500 years.

Renaissance villa and gardens complete with a tormented colossus.

This enchanting 600-year-old tree is so magical it inspired the beloved tale of Pinocchio.

A labyrinth of ancient tunnels hidden below the city holds the ruins of 2,500 years of history.

This 16th-century monastery has been turned into a surrealist architecture compound.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.

The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient cult.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

An alchemist's “magic door” stands in the middle of a Roman park.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.

A former medieval fortress, now home to Edinburgh Napier University, contains a rather risqué work of art.

This 15th-century structure had a long, tortuous journey to its current location.

An artistic interpretation of the history of a Scottish park, combining poetry with anthropomorphic animals.

These characters from a Robert Louis Stevenson novel stand in an unlikely place.

This monument is dedicated to a young boy who survived a disaster that forced Edinburgh to reevaluate its building codes.

A medieval device used to punish and shame wrongdoers still hangs outside the village church.

Neon artworks light up this dark Edinburgh tunnel.

A British plaque explains that a house was built using the spoils of the first international golf bet.

This sculpture commemorates Edinburgh's sister city and their respective celebrity dogs.