Places benhellm Wants to Go

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

Monasteries on rock pillars, once accessible only by frayed ropes.

This 13th-century monastery chiseled into the side of a mountain is equipped with a bridge that can be lifted to protect against raids.

Dedicated to the god Dionysus, this theatre was used for both musical and theatrical performances.

Thousands of rusting train cars have been slowly falling apart on the edge of Greece's second largest city.

An autonomous republic of Orthodox monks.

Sacred Buddhist home of some spiritual monkeys.

This historic square in Nepal is home to temples dating back to the third century.

A brick building in Kathmandu's Durbar Square is home to Nepal's most prominent living goddess.

This elegant neoclassical garden is a peaceful oasis in the middle of the Nepalese capital.

One of the largest Buddhist stupas in the world keeps an eye out in every direction.

This overgrown mountain village has been abandoned for nearly a century.

Hidden in an Italian forest is a completely homemade amusement park that has taken a lifetime to create.

Featuring the last fully walkable parapet walkway in Europe.

This Italian foot path winds through the mountains via 52 individual tunnels.

Bell tower juts out from a village buried under a lake.

While the U.S. and Soviet Union were engaged in a space race, Poland built a UFO on the ground.

One of the highest mountain passes in Europe has been ranked among the best driving roads in the world.

The world's tallest boat lift stands as a massive piece of industrial tourism.

In an area where the remnants of WWI are discovered on a regular basis this preserved frontline trench may be the most amazing.

These crumbling Nazi artillery bunkers are now fair game for massive graffiti projects.

This museum is filled with an eclectic collection of unique inventions.

This amazing pedestrian suspension bridge in the Swiss Alps would give Indiana Jones nightmares.

A cherry tree growing atop a mulberry tree.