Places alessissimo Wants to Go

The crypt under this cemetery's chapel was used as a meeting place by Filipino revolutionaries.

Sample Spanish wines under frescoes in a historic monastery of "barefoot old men."

Art Nouveau painter Alphonse Mucha spent 18 years creating these monumental paintings of Slavic history and mythology.

Located in a remote mountain valley in Yamagata Prefecture, these hot springs have attracted bathers for over 450 years.

These enormous, stern-faced statues greet visitors with lanterns, and sometimes costumes.

Built in 1899, this luxurious home was part of one of the first gated communities in Los Angeles.

The damming of the Colorado River buried an iconic geologic formation before record-breaking drought brought it back.

Cloistered comestibles are served with style at this French Orthodox monastery.

A haunting mosaic marks the spot where a famous poet's father was murdered more than 150 years ago.

Seven streams tumble over a cliff, resulting in this dazzling waterfall in the Nigerian rainforest.

The waters of these secluded falls are said to have healing powers.

A stunning medieval castle owned and restored by the famed actor Jeremy Irons.

A former mining village that now operates as an open-air museum.

A surreal botanical garden with an even more surreal tour guide.

A 14th-century abbey founded by a forest-loving order of monks now sits in the center of a pristine nature preserve.

This bizarre residential building is the masterpiece of Von Jour Caux, the “Gaudí of Japan.”

Sometimes known as the little Niagara Falls of the Philippines.

A 2017 crowdfunding campaign saved this historic castle from being destroyed.

The larger of two volcanic peaks rising out of the crystalline waters of the Caribbean.

The longest sea beach in the world can be found on the southern coast of Brazil.

A stately castle in the northern Italian countryside has been restored after years of neglect.

An impressive bridge over a ravine also served as an aqueduct.

During World War II, a number of important sculptures and paintings were moved to this castle for safekeeping.

The flow from this waterfall sometimes comes out of springs below its rim.