Places cristyshepherd Wants to Go

A long, winding trek rewards you with a gorge so captivating it inspired a painting in the Tate.

Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.

Rare recess caves fill this unbelievably beautiful Ohio park.

The hollow trunk of this 650-year-old tree was used as a hideout by two Jewish brothers during World War II.

This deceptively beautiful island was once home to a German concentration camp and known as "Death Island."

This isolated island is often capped by its own fluffy cloud.

A lone tower rises above the cliffs in a city park, offering fantastic views of the Connecticut landscape.

This 500-year-old Tudor home is a treasure trove of history and mystery.

Legend says if this neo-Gothic basilica is ever officially completed, the world will come to an end.

The giant statue and its model solar system honor the native Pole who declared that the Earth revolves around the Sun.

This colossal ancient sculpture of the monstrous Aztec rain god has a literally stormy history.

One man spent 10 years building a spectacular section of road because no one else would.

On this romantic tidal island reachable only at low tide the tomb of a famous French writer overlooks the sea.

A star-shaped fortress town fort built in the geometric model of the Renaissance utopian city.

This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.

On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

This elaborately decorated, fairytale-like Romanian royal palace is one of the most striking castles in Europe.

The bridges portrayed on EU currency aren't fictional anymore.

During this Shetland Islands celebration, hundreds of torch-carrying "guizers" lead a procession to burn a viking longboat.

A small Byzantine church lost in the middle of the mountains of southern Italy.

A plaque marks the spot where the saint was shoved off the Charles Bridge and into the river.

In medieval times this small stone seat was used as a bizarre way to punish insolvent debtors.

Three hundred illuminated pillars form an “artificial forest” in Medellín.

This unusually shaped mountaintop tower looks like a UFO floating over the city.