Places deaverjessica Wants to Go

The townhouse where the "Blood Countess" Elizabeth Báthory started her murderous career.

A centuries old castle atop a dormant volcano houses museums devoted to both women and witches.

Terrifically morbid cemetary and site of famous Paracelsus' grave.

Each year melting snow turns these Austrian hiking trails into scuba zones.

This medieval manuscript collection has some of the most obscure and ancient texts in the world.

The world's longest nonstop reversible cable car soars through spectacular scenery to the medieval Tatev Monastery.

After visiting hours, this picturesque waterfall is essentially turned "off" to be used for hydroelectric power.

She asked for a potato cellar and over the next 23 years he gave her a network of holy caves.

This Armenian monastery was carved out of cliffs and named after the spear used to stab Jesus.

The most visited pilgrimage site in Armenia once held a saint in a pit for 13 years.

In one of the smallest countries in the world stands an original Salvador Dalí sculpture.

This ominous Albanian fortress houses tanks and downed planes as a reminder of their victories over Western imperialism.

A medieval bridge stretches over a sulfur-rich river that leads to year-round natural hot springs.

A naturally beautiful, seemingly bottomless deep blue spring.

A magnificent waterfall nestled in the heart of the El Yunque National Forest.

This former sugarcane transport tunnel is now a portal to a lovely beach.

This limestone cave offers an incredible view of the Río Grande de Arecibo valley.

This small primate research island is teeming with playing, fighting wild monkeys.

The world's brightest bioluminescent bay.

A glowing underwater cliff attracts marine life and divers in equal measure.

A mountain of conch shells created by centuries of fishermen.

This huge pile of volcanic boulders hides a stunning network of secret grottoes.

Starting with nothing more than discarded conch shells, one man has built an island/bar that would make Jimmy Buffet jealous.

A natural tidal swimming pool is ringed by bizarrely artistic lava rock formations.