Places aemem Wants to Go

This enigmatic artifact remained buried in a churchyard for years.

This charming Latvian lane doubled as Baker Street on the Soviet Union’s version of Sherlock Holmes.

Built to ward off Napoleon's army, this city-sized abandoned Russian fort is now perfect for urban exploration.

The reconstruction of this prominent building fulfilled a long-written command.

Mysterious heaps of stones dot these otherworldly woods.

The widest waterfall in Europe is a natural wonder and one of the only places where fish are caught in the air.

Latvia's symbolic mountain-shaped national library is home to millions of cultural tomes.

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.

The oldest housing complex in Riga is a mini timeline of architectural trends.

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

A former Latvian headquarters of the brutal KGB secret police is now open as a grim reminder of their atrocities.

This lonely minaret with an unusual decorative symbol is all that remains of a historic Ottoman mosque.

Christianity and Islam have clashed, yet here a Serbian Orthodox church and a mosque stand together.

A futuristic, brutalist masterpiece that is also strangely prison-like.

This immaculate and historic water garden culminates in a massive stone dining table with an inset fountain for chilling the wine of the Cardinal's guests.

Turtles swim in a pond surrounding a classical temple in this lush park in Vicenza.

One of the tallest bell towers in Italy plays a particular melody at just two times each day.

These elaborate gothic monuments honor Verona's medieval lords.

This medieval castle was reconstructed by Carlo Scarpa.

A whale rib was used to advertise the store by the arch that offered exotic goods from far away.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

According to tradition this is the oldest church in Venice, but its actual age is a mystery.

Stare out over the lagoon and beyond from this 10th-century campanile on the island where the city of Venice began.

Where Venice's gondolas go for a tune-up.