Places christacarroll Wants to Go

An ancient church on a tiny island covered in stone bible stories has controversially been turned into a museum.

This Turkish cave boasts some rather bizarre associations with the King of Mount Olympus.

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

Flames have been burning within this mountain for more than 2,500 years.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

Once described as the "Eagle's Nest," this ruined ancient city rests on a remote mountaintop.

Live a night as a Byzantine King, with a minibar and private jacuzzi.

An abused and forgotten metropolis, abandoned for centuries.

This hunter-gatherer architecture is believed to be the oldest religious complex known.

A Lycian city of the dead carved into the hillside of Southern Turkey, complete with startlingly human touches.

These tombs were built into the side of a mountain so that ancient angels could reach the dead.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

Roman ruins top white travertine terraces formed by ancient hot springs.

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.

The widest natural waterfall in Estonia is a sight to see in all seasons.

A wooden statue of an Estonian pagan god and King of the Setos stands atop a sacred hill.

This peculiar border irregularity is the only way to legally enter Russia without a visa.

Legend says lovers who hold hands while venturing along this stone jetty and kiss at the end will remain together forever.

Only a fragment of this 15th-century Dance of Death survives today.

Mysterious craters may have been home to an ancient cult.

This remote island, home to the easternmost point in Denmark, once hosted pirates and a military fortress.

The last Viking king of Denmark is buried inside the crypt of this cathedral.

When this Iron Age bog body was discovered in 1835, it was thought that she had died recently.

Nordic giants resurrected from the sea and restored to their former greatness.