Places mooseontheloose Wants to Go

The skull of the patron saint of lovers lies in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin—maybe.

Largest necropolis in the Mediterranean.

Hauntingly beautiful totem poles left by the Haida.

This Tang Dynasty behemoth is the biggest Buddha in the world.

Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.

A complex and beautiful system of rice terraces covers a million acres over the mountains.

One native village in Bali lays their dead at the foot of a holy tree whose natural fragrance seems to hide the stench as the bodies decompose.

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

Peek into the world of those creating the beautiful, delicate paper parasols found all over the globe.

The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.

A tiny microvalley etched into the side of Knocknarea Mountain hides another world.

An outstanding and haunting glimpse of the horrors of the Great Famine of Ireland.

Storied crypts fill the most famous cemetery in Colombia.

The largest oak in England is said to have been the hideout of Robin Hood and his Merry Men.

Nine limestone rock stacks on Australia's "Shipwreck Coast."

Clusters of huge boulders in the Australian Outback.

This historic island prison holds one of the dungeons from the Count of Monte Cristo even though it is a work of fiction.

Shattered columns and Egyptian pyramids outside of Paris.

The headless bodies of more than 1,300 guillotined victims of the Reign of Terror are buried here in mass graves.

Site of a classic 19th-century physics experiment to prove the earth is rotating.

A museum of carnival attractions where you are invited to ride the rides.

The remains of this ornate chapel now act as a portal to a cramped French cemetery.

Ancient paintings known as the "Sistine Chapel of Cave Art."

A museum celebrating the Victorian obsession with hair art.