Places stonoceno Wants to Go

This Netherlands museum holds a gloriously mechanical collection of ornate musical automata.

This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.

This beautifully designed star-shaped fort was the premier defense system of the late 1500s.

The Bloemen Route, or “Flower Route”, stretches 25 miles through prime Dutch tulip country as a result of “tulip mania,” the world’s first economic bubble.

Hidden within a Netherlands crater is a stone bed that lets those who lie in it see the sky as a curved surface.

Unsurprisingly, Holland is home to one of the most magnificent flower gardens in the world.

This impressive collection of rare books on ancient mysticism inspired author Dan Brown.

This unattributed sculpture in Amsterdam is hiding in plain sight.

Oldest Museum of the Netherlands is a true cabinet of curiosities.

Invisible bridge parts the waters, invoking biblical images and preserving the ominous feel of an ancient moat.

This 22-floor tower's Skydeck offers panoramic views of Amsterdam.

A beautifully eclectic mix of architectural styles.

A former plague hospital turned medical museum.

A labyrinth of ancient tunnels hidden below the city holds the ruins of 2,500 years of history.

Sleep amongst an abundance of art from the modern era.

St. Francesca Romana, patron saint of drivers, resides in the church she founded.

The mark of the Devil's horns on a marble column in Milan.

Macabre symbols of death and mummies on display set the tone of this Italian purgatory church.

Stone memorial that's said to predict the death of the pope and the site of the Cadaver Synod.

Beautiful views and Roman-style statues on the Italian coast.

Cave shrine on Monte Pellegrino.

What looks like a link in Gondor's early warning system is actually a centuries-old Italian fortress.

Charles Dickens was not a fan of the ghastly wall dressings in this 6th century church.

The incorrupt tongue of the patron saint of lost things is venerated in this basilica.