Places youeitherseeitoryoudont Wants to Go

The plague quarantine island home to the alleged "Vampire of Venice."

Hanging within this medieval church are the bones of a beast allegedly slain by a fourth-century saint.

Venice's island of the dead.

The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.

Those who own or stay at this 500-year-old, allegedly cursed house often meet terrible fates.

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

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

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

This deconsecrated church has seen many uses, from a tobacco storehouse to a cinema.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

A medieval weapon rumored to have been used by the brilliant poet himself.

The middle finger of modernity.

These hut foundations are believed to be the residence of Romulus, founder of Rome.

Ancient ruins hidden underneath a modern luxury hotel.

This massive, ancient stone was disassembled and then put back together again.

A stone troll guards the hike that leads to this waterfall.

What was to be the world's most secure Cold War document vault ended up as just a few shallow caves.

The only way to visit this old resort hotel is with scuba gear.

Watch bison, elk, and other wild animals up close at this national park.

Possibly the world’s easiest Easter-egg hunt.

A rescue facility that caters specifically to wolf-dog hybrids, and educates about these unique animals.

To get to or from this Canadian ghost town, you'll need to cross 11 single-lane bridges.

Sitting empty in a lonely Canadian field is a century-old stone bunker sometimes called "One Man's Castle."

Massive kielbasa stands 42 feet tall and weighs in at 12,000 pounds.