Places zmijowka Wants to Go

This immaculate and historic water garden culminates in a massive stone dining table with an inset fountain for chilling the wine of the Cardinal's guests.

This medieval Italian village was transformed into an architectural marvel by the famous "Papessa" Donna Olimpia.

This 16th-century monastery has been turned into a surrealist architecture compound.

These gutted monastery ruins still stand proudly in the middle of the Italian countryside.

A lover's walk between hilltop towns, decorated with graffiti love notes.

Perched above a grotto, this tribute to Mother Nature looks out into the ocean.

A factory director designed what was the world's longest suspension footbridge in 1923 so his employees could get to work safely.

Sitting on an Italian hilltop is this surreal fortress built by the mad inventor of electrohomeopathy.

The 700-year-old fortress was the site of Count Orlok's castle in "Nosferatu."

One of seven Jewish catacombs in Rome and one of only two open to the public.

The two abandoned overpasses are among the largest bridges in Poland.

A peculiar family mausoleum built by a German nobleman captivated by the occult.

Countless stories attempt to explain Poland's mysterious J-shaped trees.

A stone in Wolin, Poland, marks the possible location of a legendary Viking fortress.

At nearly four meters tall, this giant potato looms over a small Polish town.

A striking church with a Tolkien-inspired nickname.

Medieval torture techniques with a modern conscience.

The ruins of a hermitage constructed during the 12th century.

Visit a secretive crypt before it crumbles to dust.

The final resting place of one of Italy’s most influential and imaginative writers.

Why does this Italian coastal city have a statue of a 17th-century samurai?

This statue in Civitavecchia recreates a famous photograph from the end of World War II in massive scale.

The famous sculptor had a hand in this imposing fortress.

The ruins of this medieval tower are destined to crumble into the sea.