Places sablesheep Wants to Go

These "anatomical machines" are only one of the many strange items in this Italian crypt.

The Neapolitan Cult of the Dead still cares for the skulls at this mini-Fontanelle.

The once forbidden "secret cabinet" of erotic art from excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

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

Inside this museum, the history of the Walt Disney Family empire is on full display.

27-room home built with the fortune of a sugar magnate.

A garden oasis filled with flowers mentioned in the works of William Shakespeare.

Tenacious mummies survived dental problems, eternal entombment, and more than their fair share of devastating fires.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

The tea room that pushed the boundaries of adorable straight into... we can't find the words.

The one-time watch house for incoming ships at the Golden Gate now stands abandoned and hidden in trees.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

Perfectly preserved ancient monastery in an impossibly dramatic location on a rocky island in the Atlantic.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

Celebrating the transformation of trash into objects of beauty.

A huge collection of rocks, gems, and crystals.

The mysterious round rocks of Schooner Gulch.

This whimsical seashell-shaped place of worship was designed to blend into its surroundings.

A veteran Disney animator turned his gift for storytelling to a museum devoted to his love of a California city.

California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.

The largest Star Wars collection in the world is its own galaxy of collectibles.