Places alexisbeardg Wants to Go

One of the largest Roman settlements in Portugal.

This star-shaped military outpost is now simply trying to protect itself from neglect.

A small Portuguese cottage formed between boulders in the countryside.

A submerged village appears when dam levels drop.

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

This small chapel is built of human bones and decorated with a golden skeleton.

Houses are tucked between, on, and underneath giant boulders.

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

A medieval church built up to defend its village.

Religious structure known for its sculpted details.

A Romanian church built from one single oak.

A muddy alien landscape that is home to rare species of exotic plants.

A giant portrait of an ancient king looms over the river.

One of the oldest churches in Romania is believed to have been built on the site of a pagan temple.

This solitary monastery may hold the remains of Vlad the Impaler (but probably not).

This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.

Once an opulent Art Nouveau hotspot, the Constanța Casino is one of Romania's most beautiful abandoned buildings.

The legendary cliffside castle of three-time Voivode of Wallachia, Vlad the Impaler.

Moss and stone turn this waterfall into an otherworldly liquid veil.

Home of the future Emperors of Russia.

Replica of mosque destroyed by Russia in the 16th century.

Gigantic natural towers in a Russian plateau.

The coldest city in the world.

Stalin's march toward a more modern USSR flooded a monastery, leaving a unique and extravagant nautical marker, "The Flooded Belfry."