Places amywc1984 Wants to Go

This 8th-century Bavarian monastery is home to an exquisite Baroque-era library.

Underground monastery and fortress.

An abused and forgotten metropolis, abandoned for centuries.

A Turkish monastery tucked into a cliff wall.

Ottoman-era houses lovingly preserved.

The oldest known standing wooden building in the world is a chamber inside a burial mound.

The only residents of this abandoned housing development full of identical castles are stray cats and dogs.

Brawny guys rolling around in oil is the oldest regular sporting event besides the Olympics.

In a long-dry lake bed, these groups of massive stone pillars bear a striking resemblance to clumps of everyone's favorite fungi.

At almost 900 feet long, this is Bulgaria's longest suspension bridge and the only way to reach the small village of Lisitsite.

An architectural marvel that spans the Arda River, and has stories of a haunted past.

An ancient Thracian city where fire rituals were practiced on the largest cult altar in Southeast Europe.