Places caitmckay Wants to Go

The first skyscraper to include a Ferris wheel built into the facade.

A gleaming white and undulating tower marks the border between Georgia and Turkey.

A mysterious monument meant to be a guide into "an Age of Reason" was destroyed after an apparent bombing.

This underground oasis is one of North America’s most fascinating prehistoric places—and you can scuba dive in it.

Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.

Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world’s largest coastal brick fortresses.

Local legend says the remains of Father Christmas lie within the medieval grounds.

In a sleepy village in Oxfordshire, the visionary English writer's gravesite attracts a yearly pilgrimage.

This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.

Abraham Lincoln's vice president took his last breath here on July 4, 1891.

A Turkish monastery tucked into a cliff wall.

This beautiful Romanesque church preserves stunning medieval frescoes and the excavations of a Roman market town.

A sacred lake with thousands of sacred carp and a biblical history.

Seven early Christians were sealed into a cave where legend has it they slept unharmed for centuries.

This crumbling medieval basilica once attracted pilgrims by the thousands to collect a miraculous dust that formed above the saint's tomb.

These nearly 500-year-old scenes are largely faded by the ravages of time, yet still maintain their power to horrify.

The walls and ceilings of the "Mexican Sistine Chapel" are almost completely covered with mural, sculpture, inscriptions and oil paintings.

Numerous stone coffins from different centuries, lined up in a sixth century basilica.

According to this bar, God gave an “11th commandment” to Antwerp: Thou shalt drink beer.

A man throwing a giant severed hand towers over Antwerp’s main square.

The second-oldest garden cemetery in the U.S. was also a college brainstorm spot of Stephen King.

Founded by the famed children's book artist, this museum spreads an appreciation of the arts through picture books.

A silly medieval mural preserved on the side of a Viennese house.