Places Skuttel Wants to Go

A huge enchanting public park just outside the ancient walls of Rome.

A Nesting Doll of Churches.

A forgotten "city of water" underneath the famous Trevi district.

In Rome’s Jewish ghetto, a 200-year-old bakery still makes the neighborhood’s historic sweets.

This beautiful park on the outskirts of Rome protects the ruins of two colossal ancient aqueducts.

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

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

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

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

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

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

In a quiet north Chicago neighborhood rests a stunning relic of the golden age of earthenware design.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

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

What was once believed to be a church floor turned out to be the artwork of geology.

This collection of several museums includes one of the oldest structures in Iceland.

The Hveragerði fissure runs through this unassuming shopping center.

This former farm In northern Iceland is now a museum, where visitors can tour beautifully-preserved turf houses.

A replica of the decorated wooden pillars Viking sailors threw overboard when finding new places to establish a settlement.

This Viking-inspired miniature golf course features a pirate ship and views of Icelandic landscapes.

The oldest bookstore in Iceland.

At this museum in Iceland, visitors can sample fermented Greenland shark.

A bit of the Berlin Wall was gifted to the Icelandic capital to commemorate the 25th anniversary of German reunification.

Instead of solid circles, the stoplights in this northern Icelandic town have glowing red hearts.