Places cristyshepherd Wants to Go

The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.

The sinister ruins of one of the worst dam failures of the 20th century lie in this astonishing alpine setting.

An unassuming tribute to engineer William Bald and the workers who built one of Europe's most scenic coastal roads.

A spectacular rainbow of stained glass makes the "Pink Mosque" one of the most beautiful in Iran.

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.

This century-old cinema house has a marquee that has been hand painted by a single man for over 25 years.

The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.

An unusual and beautiful form of mass transit serves the city's steepest neighborhoods.

This 170-year-old Swiss guesthouse built into the side of a mountain is best accessed by a cable car.

A grand Yugoslav memorial to the group of partisans who fought and died resisting western Serbia’s Nazi occupation.

The quaint little store that is said to have inspired a famous Dickens novel was only given its name after the book was released.

Two Ming Dynasty lion statues guard the entrance to the journalism school.

A million and a half tons of earth were used to create one of the world's largest land sculptures.

A long spiraling walkway winds through the woods, and around a copper beech tree at the center.

The ruins of an 11th-century Norman castle with a rare, perfectly circular shape.

A tiny island is connected to the mainland by a private railway that residents travel in their own personal wagons.

A fairytale island floats in the middle of Italy's little-known Lake Orta.

Centuries ago, red and white wine poured from the statue's breasts whenever a new Venetian ruler was elected.

The Andean town where every single building is decorated with a brightly colored frieze.

Crossing this suspension bridge feels like walking through the sky, a fitting tribute to the head of the Apollo program.

Where beer lovers can literally immerse themselves in beer.

It is said the legendary wizard once lived in this sea cave beneath Tintagel Castle.

Hidden in the shadow of a rocky fortress is one concubine’s long-forgotten legacy.

A mysterious monument where a woman who records say never existed was burnt alive for being a witch.