Places aaronwyes Wants to Go

Bizarrely shaped rock formations in northwest Bulgaria come with equally bizarre legends.

Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

Menacing or in memoriam, the Silent People and their meaning are left to interpretation.

Rent out a glass igloo to watch the Northern Lights like you live in the future.

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

This abandoned Slovenian military barracks has become a punky-political art squat.

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

This spaceship sculpture in the middle of the Slovakian capital looks like it just crash-landed.

A remarkably intact castle that once was the largest in Ireland.

The oldest (maybe) swimming pool in Iceland is a stunning oasis built into the side of a lush hill.

An old hill fort covered in over 100,000 crosses is a symbol of Lithuanian nationalism and beliefs.

This stunning, out-of-the-way Croatian monument commemorates a community's uprising against occupying fascist forces.

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

Ride in 1960s style on the private luxury train Marshal Josip Tito used to travel around Yugoslavia.

A pair of connected skyscrapers form this symbolic gateway.

This memorial park stands on the site of one of the largest mass executions of the Second World War.

World's largest crossword puzzle spans the side of a towerblock, its clues scattered throughout the city.

A monument to Lenin has been transformed into a statue of everyone's favorite black-helmeted, fool-choking Sith Lord.

This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.

A medieval church built up to defend its village.

This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.

Even drowned in an ocean of toxic waste, the remnants of this Romanian village stand tall.

Conspiracy theories and occult legends surround this mysterious natural rock formation.