Places cristyshepherd Wants to Go

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

Vietnam's feral abandoned water park offers access to a post-apocalyptic funscape, now with fewer crocodiles.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

The tower in this 1,000-year-old mud-brick village seems to vibrate for no apparent reason.

Sitting atop a rock on Michamvi Pingwe beach, this restaurant becomes its own island at high tide.

This tiny Swedish troll protects the land and all who wander within it.

This intriguing Bronze Age artifact spent centuries hidden within a Welsh faerie hill.

The attic and basement house two museums stuffed with oddities like swallowed spoon handles and a shrunken head.

This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.

A backdoor to Machu Picchu that only the most foolhardy infiltrator would attempt to breach.

If you’ve ever seen a picture of Machu Picchu, then you’ve seen a picture of Huayna Picchu—you just didn’t realize it.

Huge stone depressions which may have acted as an Incan agricultural experiment.

An engineering error ensured this cavernous 350-foot-long subterranean thoroughfare was never used as intended.

This seaside Scottish holiday rental lets you live out your bookselling dreams.

Death rituals and sacrifice inside a Peruvian megalith.

The home of Ireland's last leprechauns is officially protected by the European Union.

On this wooded path, a stained-glass window creates a spellbinding forest cathedral.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

A Christian monastery stands on what was once a holy Incan temple.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

A historic hotel library in Indiana hides more than a few secrets on its shelves.

This enigmatic stone pool is all that remains of an ancient palace.

Hundreds of intricately carved Armenian stone crosses can be found within this huge cemetery.

This giant urban staircase was built to keep the city's brave fighting men from getting waylaid in the red light district.