Places tealeaves Wants to Go

An eccentric inventor's castle home with its own indoor weather system.

A cave dug by a man directed by ghosts to find pirate treasure.

An intact, still operating pharmacy from the 18th-century filled with numerous artifacts and paintings.

A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

Legend says a primate-like cryptid prowls this otherworldy sliver of the Louisiana bayou.

An abandoned village, frozen in time by the threat of a landslide.

Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.

This medieval hilltop village was abandoned at the end of the 19th century, after existing for more than 500 years.

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

David Sedaris called it "The greatest shop in the world."

This 170-year-old Swiss guesthouse built into the side of a mountain is best accessed by a cable car.

One of the best-preserved Roman amphitheaters is still used today, but for less brutal events.

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

The mysterious megaliths have enchanted and intrigued visitors for thousands of years.

A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.

One of the most valuable palace-garden complexes in the eastern borderlands—and one of the most haunted.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

The oldest residential street in Europe also features an optical illusion.

The oldest continuously operating pharmacy in Europe.

This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.

300-year-old villagers houses and traditional churches preserve a nearly lost piece of Russian history.

The past, present, and future of Russia's signature alcohol is remembered in the world's only museum dedicated to the starchy spirit.

Moscow's most popular cemetery includes the graves of numerous cosmonauts.