Places thelibyandesert Wants to Go

When this 18th-century observatory's meridian was moved, it set Sweden's time back by 0.04 seconds.

A man has revenged his true love's betrayal through tears and stone genitalia.

Now a hotel, this former bank was the site of a robbery that spawned a psychological phenomenon.

A rare surviving Victorian greenhouse designed specifically to house giant water lilies.

Home to 200 plaster casts of Scandinavian proboscises.

This cobblestoned medieval-style town was entirely constructed in the 1990s and 2000s.

A museum in the childhood house of a medical pioneer.

Long before ultrasounds and modern testing, medical specimens like these conjoined twins helped physicians learn about congenital anomalies.

This bridge's unique architecture honors nautical heritage and encourages self-awareness.

A collection of noses tucked inside an art museum reveals how times have changed.

A grotesque collection of wax limbs depicting the symptoms of venereal disease.

These enduring murals depicting a distinctly Marxist tribute to capitalism could not even be defeated by McCarthyism.

A fairy tale castle in modern Rome.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.

At the crypt of St. Mary of Eulogies and the Dead you are left alone to ponder mortality among piles of skulls.

The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

This museum is rotten with a century of wax medical deformities.

An extraordinary collection of 18th century anatomical waxworks.

An amazing collection of wax anatomical models and terratological models.

An annual festival full of illuminated replicas of iconic landmarks from around the world.

A vast personal collection of World War II artifacts unearthed over many years by a father-son duo.

This holy site either displays a centuries-old cross or a complete fake.