Places Calmmseas Wants to Go

The stones of this Incan wall complex fit together so well you couldn't fit a piece of paper between some of them.

This extinct volcano rises above Edinburgh and is special for its panoramic views over the city.

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.

Nine limestone rock stacks on Australia's "Shipwreck Coast."

City law dictates that this mountaintop cathedral containing the heart of a saint is to remain the tallest building in town.

A museum marks and documents the site of the Titanic's launch.

The location along the shores of the Great Salt Lake of what was once called, "The Coney Island of the West", now sits barren due to arson and time.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.

This statue once earned the distinction as one of the "Three Major Disappointments of the World."

The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.

The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."

Visitors to this library are in for a real-world education in modernist architecture.

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.

Increasingly decayed figures stand as a powerful reminder of the human costs of Czech Communism.

A unique botanical garden housed in three giant geodesic domes.

Preserved Inca city and site of the last Inca stronghold against the Spanish conquistadors.

The largest island on the great salt lake is home to curious creatures and strange stories.

One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.