Places spf50 Wants to Go

The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.

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

An extensive collection of reliquaries containing the bones of saints housed in the largest Catholic church in Venice.

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

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

A lush indoor jungle fills this bustling Madrid transportation hub.

This medieval Italian town is a sheer (and beautiful) cliffside defense.

A cave in southern Italy adorned with thousand-year-old Biblical frescoes existed in obscurity until fairly recently.

Haunting graffiti left by prisoners of the Spanish Inquisition.

This amazingly preserved Doric temple was abandoned before it was ever completed.

Alleyway plaque commemorating the death of a fictional character in The Maltese Falcon, not far from the author's home.

The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient cult.

There are plenty of wonderful panoramic vistas in Edinburgh, but not many are hidden smack in the middle of the Old Town.

A remarkably well preserved tower dating all the way back to the Iron Age.

Possibly the oldest of Britain's ancient henges is also one of its most stark.

The true age of this ancient stone circle is unknown, but its stunning vista isn't in question.

A magnificent, iconic stone tower in the Scottish Highlands.

Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.