Places ashaclarein Wants to Go

A signal indicates the entrance to this alley, rumored to be a meeting place for witches.

A small alleyway with an unusual moniker.

A wonderfully kitsch bookstore the size of a supermarket.

Once one of the largest rooms full of books in the world, this bookstore basement is still a treat for bibliophiles.

This historic, palatial theater is now one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores.

This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.

The oldest bookstore in Iceland.

The reason for the strange contortions in the trunks of these "drunken" pine trees in Russia is still a mystery.

An eerie, protected forest of old-growth oak trees, many of which are now dead.

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

Mysterious heaps of stones dot these otherworldly woods.

This secret collection of the strange and occult was rediscovered in a forgotten room of an old house.

Tucked away in this local museum is a piece of sporting equipment that dates to the 16th-century.

This small chapel holds the mummified heart of one of the heroes of the Greek Revolution.

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

Follow lines from a W.B. Yeats poem through interconnecting gardens designed to appeal to each of your senses.

A moody and picturesque riverside ruin overgrown with vegetation.

These moss-covered medieval ruins tower atop the smallest of Ireland's Aran Islands.

This 14th century tower house was once the home of Irish poet W.B. Yeats.

This Khmer-era temple includes a lintel that was stolen and displayed at the Art Institute of Chicago for years before returning to Thailand.

A phallic shrine to a princess goddess in Krabi, Thailand.

A meditative walk up 353 stairs leads to a majestic white Buddha overlooking Pai.

This mountain sunrise is one of the most breathtaking views in Thailand, yet well off the tourist trail.

A small museum in the Golden Triangle tells the story of the opium drug trade that gripped Northern Thailand.