Places adyban07 Wants to Go

Two awe-inspiring globes from the reign of the Sun King hang from the ceiling of France's national library.

This historic island prison holds one of the dungeons from the Count of Monte Cristo even though it is a work of fiction.

A site where “the ravages of the war are more striking…than any other place in contemporary Spain.”

This ancient Spanish castle sits high upon a hilltop.

An enchanting monastery in the Spanish countryside appears lifted from a fantasy tale.

A gravity-defying "devil's bridge" that has a surprising architectural feature for its stability.

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

The largest Art Nouveau complex in the world is a Barcelona hospital with a 600-year-long history.

Village situated on a narrow volcanic escarpment.

The 2,000-year-old Roman columns are hidden within Barcelona's Gothic Quarter.

Science fiction's grandfather has a fittingly marvelous tomb.

Gaze upon chocolate sculptures depicting everything from chariot races to Gaudí's famous church at this shrine to sweets.

This whimsical castle of grottoes was the labor of love of a French postman, and one of the greatest achievements of outsider architecture.

Recently restored menagerie of Victorian-era beasts.

The remains of a grand castle that may have inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula.

A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

This amazingly preserved Doric temple was abandoned before it was ever completed.

A Chinese mining company has created the world's first cloned village in this perfect recreation of an Austrian town.

This massive neon wheel is the only one of its kind to be built over a bridge.

The largest statue in the world towers at 420 feet high atop another 66 feet of pedestal.

This terrifying glass bridge on the side of a mountain cracks as you step on it.

A lush desert oasis in the shape of a narrow crescent.

Enormous burial mounds of ancient emperors.