Places calikamm Wants to Go

A son-and-daughter meat market, hawked by mom and dad.

This psychedelic tourist trap is a leisurely descent into madness.

This smaller cousin of the Forbidden City has gone from ancestral sacrifice to tourist's whispers.

Beijing's World Park offers the excitement of international sites without the travel.

Why walk on this historical site when you can zoom down instead?

A statue of Paulina Hermann, the eccentric noblewoman known as the "mother of cats."

A unique two-level bridge designed to honor a king.

Colorful concentric circles honor a small Croatian town's supposed spot at the nucleus of it all.

Dive for drinks at Croatia's first and only underwater winery.

Croatia's "hairy stone" fortress is one of the most well preserved Istrian castles.

This scale model of our solar system hid in plain sight for years before a physics team sought out all the planets.

Longest fortress system anywhere in Europe.

The now-overgrown beach resort was once frequented by Yugoslav military elite.

One of the best-preserved Roman amphitheaters is still used today, but for less brutal events.

Humble beginnings for one of the world's most famous scientists.

This picturesque medieval monastery guards a small trove of historic treasures.

When a supermarket opened up shop within a medieval building it became protected by UNESCO on a technicality.

Legend has it fairies gathered at the site of this medieval castle.

The complex has been abandoned since the Croatian War of Independence, barring a stint as a set for 'Game of Thrones.'

A musical instrument played by the sea.

A 30-acre garden inspired by the principles of modern physics.

The spectacular and eerie moss-covered grave site of 19th-century Belgian merchant.

A huge Megalithic chamber tomb located behind a cafe.

A 2017 crowdfunding campaign saved this historic castle from being destroyed.