Places RHF Wants to Go

The second largest surviving chained library is housed in this 12th century church.

A gorgeous medieval library where the books are kept in chains.

A nostalgic bibliographic gem.

Local lore surrounds this unusual stone.

These ruins reveal the remarkably intact layout of a Roman marketplace.

The tiny Belgian town's ancient version of Mardi Gras involves eerie wax masks, sticks for warding off evil, and ostrich plume hats.

Petting this mysterious iron monkey supposedly brings good luck.

A visionary precursor to the Internet made of index cards.

With its vaulted ceiling and gilded details, this University of Washington library would feel right at home inside an old palace.

This groundbreaking 16th-century map is known as "America's birth certificate."

One of the three perfect vellum copies of this historic book known to exist is on display in a specially-designed case.

Known to backpackers as the "Steps of Doom," this walkway carved into the side of a seaside cliff leads to the Roman Tombs.

This area was once known for being a lawless haven for rough-and-tumble sailors, earning the maritime-themed nickname "the black sea."

The first bell ever cast in Boston was cast by Paul Revere...and sounded terrible.

This historic patch of real estate offers a glimpse of colonial Boston.

A stone marker commemorating the first time sound was transmitted over wires.

After the parade, students throw their beads on the tree hoping for good luck on exams.

The southernmost toilet in the British Isles.

A small museum dedicated to the ongoing archaeological works around what is likely Scotland's oldest railway.

This quaint Hungarian railway system is operated exclusively by children between the ages of 10 and 14.

In the ruins of Glastonbury Abbey lies the alleged resting place of the legendary king.

An ancient well nestled at the foot of Glastonbury Tor, shrouded in Arthurian legend and revered for its purported healing waters.

Largest pre-Lent festival in the Dominican Republic.

Columbus' failed colony in the New World.