Places Saradactyl Wants to Go

Dug as a secret royal escape route, the tunnel became a wartime bomb shelter and dumping ground for vintage cars.

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

The remains of the left arm of the levitating philosopher-saint are kept in a 13th-century Neapolitan basilica.

Suffocating dogs was a common spectacle in the fumes of this noxious cave.

An eerie, little-known Neapolitan museum filled with preserved human remains.

This magical-looking island is notorious for the misfortunes suffered by its owners.

An underground paleo-Christian burial site composed of the remains of several cemeteries and Basilicas.

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

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

Skulls from the plague of 1656 and World War II bombings are united by a cult dedicated to caring for the ancient dead.

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

This hill made entirely of ancient Roman jars was simply a garbage dump to the people of the time.

A series of three shiny letters mark the boundary of an old refuge for those being pursued by debt collectors.

A verdant 17th-century-style garden hidden along Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.

This 16th-century close preserves an unusual piece of Edinburgh's transportation history.

The colorful stairs are made with marble from the world's major quarries.

The Scottish Reformation leader's grave was paved over and is now a parking lot.

The 16th-century church has the only stained glass windows that survived the Scottish Reformation intact.

The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.

Small church built in the 19th century for whites and slaves to worship together.

Historical figures from New York City's Catholic community reside in Midtown.

This recently restored crypt was once plagued by liquefying coffins and exploding caskets.

Florence’s mother built a stairway down to her daughter’s coffin so she could comfort her during storms.

A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.