Places glennleete Wants to Go

An arresting arch punched straight through a mountain provides one of the most scenic spots, and challenging climbs, on the planet.

A spectacular walk on the flank of a gorge.

Natural stone arches form a walkable "cathedral" at low tide, then disappear entirely when the water returns.

Rocky Atlantic beach home to a stunning stone arch.

Dead weights honor the dead of Portugal's fishing industry.

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

A recently-abandoned international exhibition center.

Veryovkina Cave is more than 1.3 miles deep—the deepest known in the world.

Hundreds of intricately carved Armenian stone crosses can be found within this huge cemetery.

Men and special assistants stand by the road to sell the day's catch in this lakeside village.

This ancient monastery complex was transformed from an island to a peninsula when the lake was partially drained.

Georgia’s answer to Easter Island immortalizes the nation’s great poets, artists, and leaders in stone glory.

A mysterious ancient cemetery with Roman sarcophagi and Lycian inscriptions.

Hidden just under the waters around this Turkish island are the ruins of a once great city.

A spiritual sanctuary in a natural cave.

Ivy-covered Medieval tunnels cut through this charming town in France's Loire Valley.

Meet the oldest inhabitants of this Italian hamlet, a series of oddly preserved mummies.

Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.

Now abandoned, the world's first torpedo factory is crumbling into the sea.

A curious cave church carved into the face of a cliff.

A magical, if a bit tacky, 1960s castle conjures up medieval fairytales and Greek mythology.

Mysterious lost empire of the Silk Road.

A deadly ancient portal to the underworld.

Terrifying derelict military hospital once housed a recuperating Hitler.