Places veronicashishkina Wants to Go

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

The most metal church of all time was built in record time because of an international, pious pissing contest.

Once part of an ancient international harbor, it's now an all-you-can-eat shrimp buffet for flamingos and other water birds.

Once described as the "Eagle's Nest," this ruined ancient city rests on a remote mountaintop.

Fantastic lake on the heart of a fault line.

The animals wander freely amid this gorgeous stretch of nature.

Naturally protected city carved from a rock face.

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.

While not Turkey's deepest underground city, this subterranean redoubt is the largest.

The industrial architecture honors the laborers who brought the Exposition Universelle of 1900 to life.

The final resting place for the remains of 143 Habsburg royalty.

No one knows why ancient labyrinths were built on this tiny northern island.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

This salt lake in South Australia features seasonal color changes and its very own loch monster.

A Japanese cat island also populated by the descendants of a band of banished samurai.

Reportedly 1,400 years old, this may be the first of the Fiji Mermaids.

Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.

A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

Nine healing baths available only to those who stay in this quaint town, said to have inspired 'Spirited Away.'

One of Japan’s oldest and largest cherry trees is said to have been planted by an ancient, heroic prince.

The bones of some 7,000 soldiers killed in the historic Battle of Solferino are stored here.

The skulls and bones of thousands of soldiers line the walls of this small Italian chapel.

A journey through every aspect of the human body.