Places angusyallop Wants to Go

People have been making salt here using traditional methods for centuries.

So opulent and massive it was once dubbed a palace, this hotel's doors closed temporarily in 2007 and failed to reopen.

In 1888, a resident of Xagħra, Malta, discovered a small underground chamber filled with stalactites and stalagmites when digging a well.

The bones of prehistoric animals and early signs of human habitation have been found inside Malta's "cave of darkness."

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

The romantic botanic tunnel feels like a well-kept secret.

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

Some call this eerie forest of crooked trees the "Bermuda Triangle of Romania."

This gaping hole in the middle of a remote mountain lake looks like a portal to another dimension.

Perhaps the most spectacular grotto along the Algarve coastline.

A forgotten remnant of the Soviet Union, Transnistria is an unrecognized country hidden behind a heavily militarized border between Moldova and Ukraine.

At more than 5,000 years old, these structures are among the oldest free-standing stone buildings in the world.

The fishing boats that moor in this small lagoon enter and leave through a tunnel to the sea.

A small monument in Lithuania marks the geographic center of Europe—or at least one of the claimants.

The largest coin pyramid in the world is a carefully balanced stack of over 1,000,000 pieces.

An abandoned masterpiece of Soviet Brutalist architecture.

Sculpture garden of religious statues made it through Soviet rule.

A curious art park at the geographic center of Europe is home to 3,000 television sets and other wonders.

An old hill fort covered in over 100,000 crosses is a symbol of Lithuanian nationalism and beliefs.

A stone marker and sculpture in the city of Riga stake a claim for the very first community Christmas tree.

This statue is dedicated to the animal cosmonauts that perished during space flight experiments.

These abandoned vessels are destined to be reclaimed by the forest.

The reconstruction of this prominent building fulfilled a long-written command.

Mysterious heaps of stones dot these otherworldly woods.