Verona, Italy
Juliet's Balcony
Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Verona, Italy
Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.
Húsafell, Iceland
Pick up this rock and become an instant legend.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This icon of the Atomic Age now lays dormant.
Nairn, Scotland
In the Scottish Highlands, this 13th-century castle ruin is hidden at the end of a farm track.
Waterbury, Connecticut
A miniature village lies nearly forgotten in the forest by the side of a major highway.
Albany, Georgia
The ruins of a resort and casino sit on the banks of this blue hole spring that pumps 70,000 gallons of warm, clear water every minute.
Plougrescant, France
A small house sits between two huge rocks, with its back to the sea.
Portland, Maine
Accessible only by boat, this centuries-old island fort never saw troops or combat.
Otsuchi, Japan
A disconnected rotary phone for "calling" lost loved ones offered a unique way of dealing with grief in disaster-stricken Japan.
Durham, North Carolina
Don't be surprised if you see a long-necked dinosaur peeking out from among the trees in Northgate Park.
Tarquinia, Italy
Wandering this ancient burial place offers a glimpse of the afterlife in the fresco-adorned tombs of an ancient Etruscan civilization.
Ischia, Italy
Deceased nuns were placed on stone chairs to decompose, while the surviving nuns prayed near the lifeless bodies.
Waimea, Hawaii
This ruined fort and statue are a testament to the last king of Kaua‘i’s savvy diplomacy skills, which briefly brought Russians to Hawai‘i.
Valenciennes, France
This is what trains will look like after the zombie apocalypse.
Petersburg, Virginia
A home built with marble tombstones from the graves of 2,200 Union soldiers buried in a Virginia cemetery.
Tintagel, England
It is said the legendary wizard once lived in this sea cave beneath Tintagel Castle.
Bordighera, Italy
The top of society once luxuriated in this world-class hotel, which continues to impress, even in ruin.
Oxford, England
The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.
London, England
London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.
Venice, Italy
The plague quarantine island home to the alleged "Vampire of Venice."
Rivodutri, Italy
A 17th-century doorway in a small Sabine village is a portal into the mysteries of alchemy.
Anagni, Italy
A medieval house with mysterious alchemical inscriptions on its facade
Florence, Italy
Legend says this mysterious stone head belongs to a woman who was petrified by an alchemist.
Kutna Hora, Czechia
A museum of alchemy and a basement laboratory all housed in an ancient building in a Gothic tower.