Places Vicki Arkoff Wants to Go

Inside this mansion turned museum, the works of prominent Croatian artists are on full display.

A wunderkammer of gold and silver reliquaries and ancient saintly bones.

This virtually windowless mass of smooth concrete is the only Catholic church in the city.

The ghost town where the villagers refuse to leave.

The Greek island's old British cemetery feels like a forgotten garden.

This Greek Orthodox church houses the mummified body of St. Spyridon.

Inside this small chapel tucked away in the forest is one of the most well-preserved Danse Macabre frescos.

A fantastical display of Croatian folklore, mythology, and myths.

This beautiful Croatian fortress is haunted by legends of forbidden love.

This only museum in the world dedicated solely to mushrooms.

This Croatian fairytale castle is slowly falling apart thanks to years of neglect.

This former estate of a fascist leader is now a burnt out ruin leading to a system of secret tunnels.

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

This picturesque medieval monastery guards a small trove of historic treasures.

This truly palatial work of Communist-era architecture now sits crumbling on a Croatian beach.

This stunning, out-of-the-way Croatian monument commemorates a community's uprising against occupying fascist forces.

Where the lovelorn find a home for their sentimental keepsakes.

A wonderfully strange collection of 500+ stuffed frogs doing people things.

An ethereal glowing blue ocean cave in Croatia.

These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.

Its frescoes depict the likeness of Marshal Tito, Karl Marx, and Friedrich Engels burning in hell.

A curious cave church carved into the face of a cliff.

A curious little museum dedicated to the furry feline in the cat haven that is Old Town Kotor.

The Cycladic architecture makes this Athens neighborhood feel like an island paradise hidden in the shadow of the Acropolis.