Places samhartley101 Wants to Go

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

The little-known second castle that William the Conqueror built in York.

One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.

This network of narrow, medieval passages has the most delightful name.

A century-old tradition has culminated in a small but singular collection of feline effigies.

This South London cemetery holds the remains of more than 15,000 people.

Hanging within this medieval church are the bones of a beast allegedly slain by a fourth-century saint.

The pile of books behind the dignified writer gave the statue a most undignified nickname.

Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.

Stare out over the lagoon and beyond from this 10th-century campanile on the island where the city of Venice began.

Where Venice's gondolas go for a tune-up.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

Those who own or stay at this 500-year-old, allegedly cursed house often meet terrible fates.

The small peaceful island off the Venice tourist circuit is where the city began more than 1,500 years ago.

A sinister pyramid in the Frari contains the heart of the famous neoclassical sculptor.

100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

As can be expected from a centuries-old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

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

Abandoned ship reimagined as a street art canvas.

This landmark church concealed a crypt packed with bones that was discovered thanks to the London Blitz.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.