Places cristyshepherd Wants to Go

The largest Art Nouveau complex in the world is a Barcelona hospital with a 600-year-long history.

Step inside the first house designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, considered to be one of the first Art Nouveau buildings.

These secluded and abandoned anti-aircraft defenses have become one the most scenic viewpoints in Barcelona.

A beautiful but toxic fountain of mercury.

This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.

This semi-secret storybook hedge maze is also the oldest garden in the city.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

A once-groundbreaking power plant turned into a hotel and mini-museum of archeological and geological wonders.

You can row a boat through this ancient underground reservoir.

The ancient water tanks remain some of the ruined city’s most beautiful architecture.

A stunning, abandoned limestone quarry in southern Indiana provided the stone to erect the Empire State Building.

According to the local folklore, the myriad colors of this lake are the result of a lovelorn wizard's blunder.

This "cursed house" features secret rooms, hidden vaults, and dark escape tunnels.

While only two of the ancient buildings at this site are actually churches this was one of the earliest Irish pilgrimage sites ever.

This massive monument has been telling the time for 150 years—at a slight angle.

An Irish cemetery filled with victims of political strife and violent conflict, including the grave of Bobby Sands.

Passengers are not allowed to set foot outside this station, but you can still enjoy spectacular views of the sea from the platform.

This village provides a glimpse at rural life in Northern Ireland during the mid-20th-century.

Amazing vistas await visitors to this stretch of coastline.

It is said a heartbroken man visited the gap every day to stare blankly out at the sea.