Places WanderlustDiaries Wants to Go

The abandoned village of Skarð aptly illustrates the idiom "Don't put all your eggs in one basket."

In Faroese legend, this sinister horse-shaped beast lures unsuspecting passersby only to drown them in the lake.

Despite finally receiving electricity in 1970, this tiny town is now deserted.

This mysterious, medieval cathedral remains unbuilt but fiercely protected.

A lover's walk between hilltop towns, decorated with graffiti love notes.

The "Mona Lisa" of funerary art.

This cathedral hides a sculpted dog that determines your fate and an unexploded shell from World War II.

This peculiar Italian elevator runs both horizontally and vertically.

One of the tallest bell towers in Italy plays a particular melody at just two times each day.

A small island less than half a mile from Venice is a forbidden island with a dark and twisted past.

An island on the Venetian Lagoon hosts this stone chair that has nothing to do with the King of the Huns.

This sturdy, circular stronghold served as one of the forts that protected the Venetian Lagoon.

According to tradition this is the oldest church in Venice, but its actual age is a mystery.

In the past, Renaissance sex workers were encouraged to entice customers on this bridge.

Trick water gardens from 1619 featuring a 200 piece mechanical theater powered by water.

This Austrian museum celebrates the work of famous forgers and their inimitable imitations.

Visiting this café is like visiting the Austrian grandma you wish you had.

An ancient church on a tiny island covered in stone bible stories has controversially been turned into a museum.

Standing proud atop a Turkish bluff, this Ottoman palace has retained its grandeur despite being abandoned for centuries.

Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet, your wish will be granted.

Ottoman-era houses lovingly preserved.

A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.

The ornate miniature mansions were built for Istanbul's feathered residents.

This famous city eluded concrete detection until the early 2000's.