Places AlexOnAdventure Wants to Go

This magnificent blue mosque in Afghanistan is surrounded by thousands of white doves.

The saltiest lake in all of Crimea is also the pinkest of the pink and teeming with life.

This ancient burial mound is accessed by an impressive Greek-built archway.

Submerged busts of communist and socialist figures from the USSR.

One of the windiest peaks in Crimea is home to an incredible set of cable bridges.

One of the cave cities of Crimea, built by the Goths in the sixth century.

Part ski resort, part modern art space, this lodge brings giant metal spiders and bloody doors to the Austrian Alps.

Dine amidst exotic plants at this former royal greenhouse.

The shell of a medieval fortress offers commanding views of the area it once protected.

The world's oldest known salt mine.

The solemn exterior conceals an opulent interior of this 17th century church.

"World machine" built by an untrained Austrian farmer.

A neo-Gothic church built to thank God for saving the Emperor of Austria from an assassination.

An exquisite Baroque church in Vienna's old town.

This series of underground chambers contains Europe's largest subterranean lake that is slowly drained each day.

Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.

Double spiral staircases are not unheard of, but they are very rare.

Ride a dragon train into a world of dwarves.

Visitors dip into a variety of pools of what was once ice.

The largest ice cave in the world is thought to be the entrance to hell according to Austrian legend.

A centuries old castle atop a dormant volcano houses museums devoted to both women and witches.

Built to give thanks for the passing of a plague epidemic, this cathedral is a one-of-a-kind architectural hybrid.

An Austrian house of bones filled with hundreds of intricately painted skulls.

Where beer lovers can literally immerse themselves in beer.