Places cloudyrose Wants to Go

A bibliophile's heaven that contains hundreds of bookstores, offering over a third of secondhand books for sale in Tokyo.

An open-air museum exhibiting a total of 52 century-old buildings, recreating Hokkaido’s “pioneer village.”

A small museum that celebrates the history and culture of the LGBTQ community in England.

The site of an early Arthurian battle and the dwelling-place of prehistoric people and (possibly) an ancient race of giants.

A small house sits between two huge rocks, with its back to the sea.

The remains of one of Wales’ great medieval buildings, with a pub in the cellar.

A writer's tiny retreat built from salvaged shipwreck timbers.

Besieged by war, this castle ruin has crumbled into a peaceful picnic spot.

A wildlife paradise, this island is one of the world’s most important habitats for burrow nesting seabirds.

A familiar otherworldly creature guards this 12th-century Scottish abbey.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

The history of radiation is on safe display at the foot of a radiation science laboratory.

An abandoned outdoor movie theater in the Sinai desert.

A naturally beautiful, seemingly bottomless deep blue spring.

This 13th-century monastery chiseled into the side of a mountain is equipped with a bridge that can be lifted to protect against raids.

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

A replica of the home of a famous fictional troll family.

A massive playground in the woods of Germany.

This magnificent natural sandstone bridge is one of the largest in the world and is an iconic symbol for Lake Powell.

A spectacular walk on the flank of a gorge.

Stormy conditions send jets of seawater bursting through holes in the cliffs.

A charming Spanish village sits atop this natural limestone overpass.

The walls of these four caverns are filled with art that dates back to the earliest human presence in Europe.