Places Bangalf Wants to Go

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

Historic Hull Street was actually the first street with a proper name in the Boston area.

The remnants of a Gilded Age elegance preserved in the middle of a stark modern tower.

The site where Charles Dickens gave his first public reading of "A Christmas Carol" in the US.

Shelves covered in dozens of coffee bean varieties fill this North End institution.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

A parade of antique steeds offers a quirky ride through history.

Once the tallest building in Chisinau, this unique tower is a relic of Soviet architecture.

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

Once an opulent Art Nouveau hotspot, the Constanța Casino is one of Romania's most beautiful abandoned buildings.

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

This massive underground salt mine now holds a sci-fi theme park in its depths.

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

Moss and stone turn this waterfall into an otherworldly liquid veil.

Romania's only crater lake with water as pure as if distilled.

The preserved arm of a third-century sorcerer is believed to have the power to lift curses and spells.

Even drowned in an ocean of toxic waste, the remnants of this Romanian village stand tall.

A muddy alien landscape that is home to rare species of exotic plants.

One of the oldest churches in Romania is believed to have been built on the site of a pagan temple.

Climbing to the top of the cathedral's bell tower offers sweeping views of these medieval ruins.

A spooky spot along the road where things mysteriously seem to move uphill by themselves.

This enormous abandoned prison was once dubbed the "Bastille of Romania."

Gigantic Romanian salt mines used to heal respiratory conditions.

This Romanian village may have been drowned, but it is long from forgotten.