Places amosner Wants to Go

The hermits of Karoulia protect their asocial lifestyles by living on the vertical face of a treacherous precipice.

This 15th-century island fortress later served as home to the executioners no one wanted to live near.

This remarkable cave was discovered after a shepherd watched bees enter and exit through a small fissure.

These ruins by the Dead Sea is where John the Baptist met his untimely end.

A gleaming white and undulating tower marks the border between Georgia and Turkey.

Despite being tiny and rural this Georgian airport looks like a sci-fi boondoggle.

Dating back to the fourth century, it's the oldest Hindu temple still in use in the Kathmandu Valley.

This enormous abandoned prison was once dubbed the "Bastille of Romania."

This little medieval church hidden in the center of Yerevan was lost and rediscovered—twice.

This deceptively beautiful island was once home to a German concentration camp and known as "Death Island."

A charming beach town in Turkey captures all the colors of the rainbow.

This former KGB building is now a museum memorializing the people who suffered during the Soviet regime.

The sunlight passing through the opening of this huge cave system creates a magical effect.

The first memorial dedicated solely to the Black troops who fought for the Union.

Outdoor escalators and art have helped change what was once a notoriously dangerous part of Medellín.

The abandoned ruins of a failed resort hide on this verdant, picture-perfect island.

The small burial plot is located in a mall parking lot.

These old World War II fortifications have been transformed into an unusual equine attraction.

A cone-shaped top and cylindrical body set this 900-year-old structure apart from other Italian bell towers.

This suburban British town holds secrets that would have made the druids proud.

This elegant neoclassical garden is a peaceful oasis in the middle of the Nepalese capital.

This restaurant proudly displays bread signed by the 39th president.

An abandoned swimming pool decays on the outskirts of Berlin.

A remote island settlement off the coast of Tanzania is a storied archaeological site with an ancient past.