Places backpackologydotorg Wants to Go

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

Naturally protected city carved from a rock face.

A sixth-century Byzantine cistern hidden below a modern carpet store.

Hidden just under the waters around this Turkish island are the ruins of a once great city.

One of the most important fortresses along the Danube now lies in ruins.

This fresco inside a Serbian cave church has been a source of disagreement.

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

A beautiful drive through the foot of the Alps traces the path of 15th-century Turkish raids.

A Roman mosaic depicting a classical myth was only rediscovered after bombing during World War II.

A small but hugely whimsical theater where marionettes play out the "The Battle of Stalingrad."

This deceptively salty lake looks like blushing pink lemonade.

Thousands of exquisitely carved stone water storage wells, hundreds of stone steps fill this exquisite medieval stepwell.

Modern museum, designed for Jihadi tourists.

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

A city entirely devoted to illegal gun production.

This abandoned-looking amusement park is frighteningly open for business.

Museum dedicated to overthrowing the Soviets, complete with diorama of Soviets being beaten to death with shovels.