Places stonoceno Wants to Go

A bizarre form of natural mummification was discovered in the church of this Frisian village.

A luxury hotel housed in a former 15th century Gothic church.

This disused VLF radio station is no longer in service but the surrounding town still bears its name.

A Dutch clog company in the town of Zaandam loves the wooden shoes so much it made a museum for them.

Home to the world's oldest functioning orrery.

Pull up and have a drink at a museum filled with hundreds of years' worth of shipwreck artifacts.

The place where houses are born.

A preserved building where the dead were once watched for signs of life.

A historic observatory now an astronomy museum beautifully situated at the moat of the Middle Age city centre.

This unique bridge physically lifts a piece of the road into the air to let boats pass by.

A military museum, art park, mausoleum, and architectural oddity all on one fascist's estate.

This one-of-a-kind archeological site is home to strange prehistoric ruins, the original use of which is still a mystery.

The titular "little arch" near this Italian resort is one of the most popular diving spots in the country.

The Neapolitan Cult of the Dead still cares for the skulls at this mini-Fontanelle.

A tree that defies gravity grows in an ancient ruin.

Naturally preserved bodies are eerily staged throughout the crypt in varying poses.

While most books are made of wood, these wooden books are truly made of, and all about wood.

An abandoned Roman salami factory has found new life as an art space home to 200 squatters.

Haunting graffiti left by prisoners of the Spanish Inquisition.

An unsettling painting of three faceless sisters that is surrounded by history and legend.

Italy's curious field of mud volcanoes is named for being both gross AND salty.

Does this strange mural depict witches battling beneath a penis tree?

A cherry tree growing atop a mulberry tree.

Leveled by an earthquake, this Italian village is now preserved as a massive concrete art project.