Places ximocas Wants to Go

A curious collection of mechanical moving figures.

One of the youngest whisky distilleries in Scotland may also be the country’s oldest.

Among the large beech trees of Lanarkshire, Scotland, lies this abandoned cemetery.

Locals pay their respects at a shrine to soccer player Diego Maradona—which claims to contain a real lock of his hair.

The oldest volcanology research center in the world.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

A narrow opening between the mountains of the Amalfi Coast creates a scenic hidden beach.

Though they look like Hobbit houses, these semi-underground stone structures were built for winemaking.

An Italian hillside ghost town.

A fascist-era rural village abandoned since the early 1980s.

Buried next to Pompeii, this lesser-known Roman villa was the opulent vacation home of Emperor Nero's wife.

According to the legend, this structure was built in a single night with the help of the devil.

A unique urban square characterized by raw concrete structures and bold geometric forms.

An abandoned quarry hides an open-air gallery of huge sculptures, some made from the rubble of 9/11.

A cave in southern Italy adorned with thousand-year-old Biblical frescoes existed in obscurity until fairly recently.

The sunlight passing through the opening of this huge cave system creates a magical effect.

The oldest-known example of a historic architectural style recognized by UNESCO.

Macabre symbols of death and mummies on display set the tone of this Italian purgatory church.

A dead saint, a deadly poison, and a mysterious holy ooze.

Once a resting spot for King Fernando VII.

Known as the Casa de las Siete Chimeneas, this haunted 16th-century manor has a dark, mysterious past.

Hidden under a center for the elderly are the dungeons which were used during the Spanish Inquisition.

Remains of the lost church hide beneath this Spanish Parliament building.

Part of the medieval watchtower is displayed in an otherwise ordinary parking garage.