Places 411shirley Wants to Go

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

Fortified medieval tower house with lovely roof garden.

An Italian vineyard invites religious pilgrims to stop by 24/7 to get their drink on, for free.

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

One man's quest to fix his toilet unearthed over 5,000 artifacts spanning more than 2,000 years of history.

A gorgeous medieval library where the books are kept in chains.

Ride a boat through this magnificent underground world, which now doubles as a theater.

This seaside Italian village doesn't just look Escher-esque, it actually inspired the mind-bending artist.

These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.

Southern Italy's spinning top village.

People have been living in the cave houses on this Italian hillside since the Neolithic era.

Romans built the world's tallest artificial waterfall in 271 BC.

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

This enchanting 600-year-old tree is so magical it inspired the beloved tale of Pinocchio.

Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.

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

Dramatic sea stacks adorn the coast of this small village on the Adriatic coast.

Where the famed daredevil attempted to launch himself across a canyon in a custom-built rocket.

A creek tumbles over a series of step-like rocks to create this scenic water feature.

A small section of Boise, Idaho maintains the unique culture and traditions of the Basque people.

Jail from the 19th century that was built by inmates.

These black pillars of volcanic basalt seem to call mountain climbers with an unbreakable siren song.

A mining town, now abandoned, was built in a canyon so narrow that the railroad ran right through the hotel lobby.

Flying high over the small island of Zákynthos is a giant tribute to the mainland.