Places Yuridiculous Wants to Go

This still-celebrated home was a radical architectural experiment in 3D De Stijl.

For years, the remains of this ancient Roman fortress were hidden under an orchard.

Descend into the tunnels to experience the life of a coal miner.

The secret room where early Bolsheviks cranked out propaganda fliers on a smuggled printing press.

This architecturally eclectic fortress witnessed centuries of bloody turmoil, including the massacre of its ruling clan.

Take respite inside this jaw-dropping church while climbing the volcano where Georgia's Prometheus was once chained.

Small church on top of a huge rock column.

Rock-hewn monastery complex with hundreds of cave structures tucked away into the mountainside.

Underground monastery and fortress.

Ancient rock-hewn town that witnessed key events of Georgian history.

The charmingly disheveled clock tower of Tbilisi's puppet theater.

Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.

A sinister pyramid in the Frari contains the heart of the famous neoclassical sculptor.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

The world's oldest rose is so tough it survived being bombed in World War II.

The fishing boats that moor in this small lagoon enter and leave through a tunnel to the sea.

This Stone Age solar temple aligns with the sun on each equinox and solstice.

The floor of this spectacular Baroque sanctuary is covered in memento mori.

Burial grounds for more than 1,000 bodies deep under the modern town of Rabat.

In this quiet village, a blue plaque marks the spot where the famous fictional detective retired.

This medieval "painted village" is famous for its geometric facades.

On the highest peak in the Harz Mountains, science and the occult faced off in a failed attempt to turn a goat into a boy.

This strange sculpture is an enigmatic icon of this medieval German town.

In the center of Wrocław's old meat market stands a somber tribute to the city's livestock.