Places WanderlustDiaries Wants to Go

The engineering wonder and pleasure dome of a much-maligned emperor still holds undiscovered secrets.

As can be expected from a centuries-old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

Rome’s legendary peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

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

An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

An alchemist's “magic door” stands in the middle of a Roman park.

The first pet cemetery in the United States.

The "Little Ones," show Portugal in full miniature splendor.

At the United Kingdom's only residential library you can sleep among the books.

This bridge is the first to be made entirely from iron, but designed like it was still made of wood.

This mysterious underground cave in Shropshire dates back to the 18th or 19th century.

Tucked away in a Prague park, a statue beloved by romantics honors a poet so nice they buried him twice.

This spooky statue sits outside a famous Prague theater.

A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.

Bullet holes in the church wall are a reminder of the violence that followed the assassination of a high-ranking Nazi officer.

A series of playful yellow penguins share a serious message about the environment.

The palace window through which Protestant nobles flung two Catholic regents, thus sparking the Thirty Years' War.

A crucified and bearded female saint.

This walkway is so narrow it needs its own light to stop pedestrian traffic jams.

The last municipal pneumatic post system in the world was in operation for over 100 years, and may run again.

An existential riddle in the world's largest ancient castle.

This charming wooden church was disassembled and moved not once but twice before settling in this Prague garden.