Places sarahltait Wants to Go

The middle finger of modernity.

At the crypt of St. Mary of Eulogies and the Dead you are left alone to ponder mortality among piles of skulls.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

Rome’s legendary peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

An alchemist's “magic door” stands in the middle of a Roman park.

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

Aliens and monsters lurk inside this museum dedicated to one man's lifelong adoration of all things sci-fi.

These giant sculptures are supported by a bizarre menagerie of feet.

This medieval manor house was hastily fortified when it found itself in the middle of the Scottish fight for independence.

Also known as “Robin Hood’s tree,” it became a famed location along Hadrian's Wall before it was cut down.

England's "pier at the end of the universe" unites astronomy and contemporary architecture.

This castle resides in a valley known for immense bloodshed during the Middle Ages.

The most alien-looking place on Earth.

A series of five defunct panopticon prisons in Cuba.

This tiny little island has, as the name says, just enough room for its single house.

A sacred lake composed of over 300 separate pools of highly concentrated minerals.

Gleaming self-built castle towers made from beer cans and inspired by "Vitamin Mary Jane."

An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.

Once the home of a hermetic monk, this cave now houses a small church.