Places wrenoud Wants to Go

These "anatomical machines" are only one of the many strange items in this Italian crypt.

The remains of the left arm of the levitating philosopher-saint are kept in a 13th-century Neapolitan basilica.

This 17th-century passageway is home to numerous bookshops, a witch legend, and the oldest pizzeria in the world.

Dug as a secret royal escape route, the tunnel became a wartime bomb shelter and dumping ground for vintage cars.

Dummies recreate radiological discoveries from history.

A mysterious plaque to the even more mysterious "Fr. Pat Noise," killed in "suspicious circumstances."

17,400 lbs., 12 feet in diameter, and 29 years in the making.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

Just a few miles off the western coast of Ireland lies an isle steeped in Irish literary history.

Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.

This hill made entirely of ancient Roman jars was simply a garbage dump to the people of the time.

Fighting the British and making game shows for over 150 years.

Crumbling ruins mark the site of a couple's grisly murder in the woods.

Most complete collection of Gymnosperms in the world.

The giant scales in this museum can still tell if someone is one of the devil's brides just by weight.

Earth's greatest purely vertical drop at 4,101 feet.

'The Letters of Utrecht' lays out a ribbon of poetry one letter at a time, with no final verse in sight.

The place where houses are born.

This still-celebrated home was a radical architectural experiment in 3D De Stijl.

Hidden behind Lincoln's head is a chamber containing enamel plates documenting American history, sealed in a teakwood box in a titanium vault.

A lake formed in the basin of a massive impact crater takes the shape of an unbroken ring when viewed from above.

A lake in the middle of the tundra of Quebec is said to be the purest freshwater lake on Earth.

An ancient Viking village in North America that predates Columbus by 500 years.

Peek through a transparent pyramid and drink in the mountain made of books.