Places anhogan Wants to Go

The townhouse where the "Blood Countess" Elizabeth Báthory started her murderous career.

Vienna's underworld of tunnels and subterranean rivers made an iconic appearance in a 1949 Orson Welles film.

Op-art architecture designed for happiness.

Inside the corridors of this flea market, visitors are sure to find some obscure and odd treasures.

Macabre museum devoted to historical Viennese murders.

The crypt of the imposing Stephensdom holds royal intestines and thousands of skeletons.

Nestled at the southern end of the Bay of Vlore in Albania resides ruins that contain Illyrian, Greek, and Roman influences.

One of 200 religious buildings recognized as a “culture monument.” 

In this town's main square resides a statue of none other than the 43rd President of the United States.

Explore a traditional Albanian dwelling that pays tribute to the region's rich history.

A scenic UNESCO site that doubles as a habitat for various forms of wildlife.

According to a local legend, this old castle could only be built after a woman was immured in the walls.

Once a safe haven for locals engaged in blood feuds, this 400-year-old fortified tower is now a museum showing what life was like for those lying in wait within its walls.

Located in a remote mountain valley in Yamagata Prefecture, these hot springs have attracted bathers for over 450 years.

A sad reminder of the World War II bombing stands largely unnoticed on a street corner.

Sulphuric gases inhabit a beautiful Japanese island.

This historic hydroelectric power plant in Japan has been preserved and is open to the public.

A small island with no monkeys but plenty of military ruins.

One in a pair of subterranean caves created by an ancient eruption of Mount Fuji.

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

One of the few surviving World War II-era air-raid shelters in Tokyo.

The Buddhist temples of Yamadera, built into a mountain side, feature a viewing deck with sweeping views.

This bizarre residential building is the masterpiece of Von Jour Caux, the “Gaudí of Japan.”

You can still find treasures on the pebbly beaches of one of the world's oldest jade-producing areas.