Places AdrianB Wants to Go

This historic, palatial theater is now one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores.

This horseshoe-shaped waterfall is the second-largest on the African continent.

In 1962, the ocean severed this peninsula—and the village that sat on it—from the Angolan mainland.

This striking otherworldly landscape outside Angola's capital city is the product of millions of years of erosion.

Abandoned ships along a deserted beach feel like the set of a post-apocalyptic thriller.

The abandoned tanks along this highway are all that remain of a deadly conflict.

Did Gustav Eiffel design this enigmatic metal building?

Defy gravity at this fascinating Pyrenees overlook platform.

You can still walk across this beautiful medieval bridge in Andorra.

A beautiful modern church dedicated to the teleporting patron saint of Andorra.

This massive monument towers over the city as a constant reminder of the lives lost during Algeria's hard-won war for independence.

One of the best-preserved impact craters on the planet is located in the middle of the Sahara Desert.

Classical ruins that remember ancient Rome's presence in Africa.

The abstract sandstone rock formations at this Algerian national park are rich with prehistoric art.

This dizzying span over the ancient Algerian city was once the highest suspension bridge in the world.

An extraordinary mix of Phoenician, Roman, early Christian, and Byzantine ruins beautifully set overlooking the Mediterranean.

One of 200 religious buildings recognized as a “culture monument.” 

A temple dedicated to the 13th-century Alevi Turkish dervish credited with bringing Islam to the Balkans.

A scenic UNESCO site that doubles as a habitat for various forms of wildlife.

Climb into Albania's communist history while enjoying a spectacular ocean view.

This abandoned prison was so notorious that its name has become a metaphor throughout Albania.

This remote church calls a tiny island its sanctuary.

Gigantic water vessel, permanently grounded in Southern Albania.

Once a safe haven for locals engaged in blood feuds, this 400-year-old fortified tower is now a museum showing what life was like for those lying in wait within its walls.