Places irakruse13 Wants to Go

This surreal-looking tree pruned more than 1,000 years ago is still producing olives for oil.

A fiery-red region of scooped out land still largely untouched by civilization, tourists or otherwise.

This religious complex carved into a cliff is steeped in legends of miraculous stags and the Holy Grail.

A series of recreated fortifications mark George Orwell's path through the Spanish Civil War.

The largest prehistoric cemetery on the Balearic Islands dates back over 2,500 years.

One of Europe's largest supercomputers is housed inside of a disused chapel.

100-windowed castle turned art gallery, built by one dedicated mason.

This mysterious sculpture was thought to symbolize a world ravaged by misery.

These quaint French houses dangle precariously over a precipice.

700 iron sculptures crammed into a Mediterranean park.

Thousands of flamingos and other bird species flourish in these Camargue wetlands.

A natural arch carved by a river gave its name to the so-called "Cave of Forgotten Dreams."

Grottoes, sculptures, and recycled ceramics permeate what was once just a small farm in France.

A trove of ridiculously valuable prints and manuscripts under one roof.

Vaucanson's most famous automaton, brought back to life.

A small town hallucinates en masse - Bad bread, or CIA science project?

Cloistered comestibles are served with style at this French Orthodox monastery.

This abandoned church in central Lyon is missing its front stairs.

A chapel on a volcanic core, marking the end of a successful journey.

Lyon's "Wall of the Silk Weavers" is one of the largest murals in Europe.

An architectural oddity of six stories, accessed by graceful ramps.

Memorializing the bravery of one young woman facing the monster of her age.