Places sndikic Wants to Go

An exquisite Baroque church in Vienna's old town.

Legends surround an ancient tree trunk riddled with nails for good luck.

Located right outside of Vienna, visitors can take in expansive views of an ethereal forest.

Handsomely crafted representations of our round planet.

Macabre museum devoted to historical Viennese murders.

This grand manse has been transformed into a museum devoted to one of the founders of Fantastic Realism.

A patriotic medieval knight in driven-nail armor raised money for widows and orphans of WWI.

One of the best collections of wax anatomical models in the world.

This 8th-century Bavarian monastery is home to an exquisite Baroque-era library.

This ancient altar emerges from the thick forests to reveal the mysteries of Etruscan sacrificial rituals.

This mosaic-lined medieval church was built by the world's first admiral and still holds mass in ancient Greek.

Haunting graffiti left by prisoners of the Spanish Inquisition.

This skeletal, unfinished Gothic church once housed a miraculous masterpiece by Raphael.

Some say this medieval church is where the poet Dante married his wife and also met the love of his life.

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

A slightly creepy gallery of plaster cast models in the same museum as Michelangelo's David.

A medieval weapon rumored to have been used by the brilliant poet himself.

The mummified relic of St. Antoninus.

This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.

A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.

This bustling Italian plaza is built on the ruins of an ancient Roman amphitheater.

The naturally mummified body of a peasant girl saint.

Fortified medieval tower house with lovely roof garden.

Folklore says this medieval fortress was plopped atop a portal to hell to trap the demons below.