Places denycia Wants to Go

A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.

The history of occult science is turned into a creepshow at this lurid Prague tourist attraction.

The ruins of a fairytale castle with a tumultuous history stand high atop the mountains.

For nearly 2,000 years this church has been waging war on local snakes by importing cats.

Once part of an ancient international harbor, it's now an all-you-can-eat shrimp buffet for flamingos and other water birds.

The ancient mosaics here are considered among the finest in the world, and serve as a stunning record of Greco-Roman daily life.

The water here is so clear you can see the mysteriously sunken ship from the surface.

This fountain has a growing (animal) population, and might also be growing in size.

One of the best-preserved Roman amphitheaters is still used today, but for less brutal events.

This picturesque medieval monastery guards a small trove of historic treasures.

Legend has it fairies gathered at the site of this medieval castle.

An ethereal glowing blue ocean cave in Croatia.

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

One of the windiest peaks in Crimea is home to an incredible set of cable bridges.

Submerged busts of communist and socialist figures from the USSR.

One of the cave cities of Crimea, built by the Goths in the sixth century.

A castle perched precariously over the Crimean Sea.

This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.

Lavish royal estate punctuated with heated greenhouses.

Each spring, a dreamlike carpet of bluebells overtakes the forest floor.

A massive cave once a secret military base is now home to thousands of bats.

These cascading falls resonate throughout the Bulgarian forest.

These natural cliffs look like they are a part of an old castle complex.