Places Caytastrophy Wants to Go

Giant marble phalluses on the sacred island of antiquity.

This 200-meter-high waterfall marks the site of Achilles’ immortal baptism at the mouth of the River Styx.

An alien landscape on the banks of the Aegean Sea.

This medieval "painted village" is famous for its geometric facades.

Replicas of Apollo's leonine stone guard cats still line a sacred row in Greece.

This remarkable cave was discovered after a shepherd watched bees enter and exit through a small fissure.

A cave network located at the southernmost tip of mainland Greece was once believed to be an entrance to Hades.

This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.

A spectacular cave and a beguiling lake.

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

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

The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.

A tongue-in-cheek arcade where the games are based on everyday life.

This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

Quite possibly the oldest love poem known to humankind.

The eclectic home of a leading Turkish architect is a gorgeous piece of eye candy.

A sixth-century Byzantine cistern hidden below a modern carpet store.

Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet, your wish will be granted.

1513 Turkish world map, full of European state secrets and snarky commentary.

A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.

A meow-velous tribute to a beloved street cat, made famous on the internet.