Gharapuri, India
Elephanta Caves
An extraordinary "City of Caves" carved from solid stone.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Gharapuri, India
An extraordinary "City of Caves" carved from solid stone.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Pre-Nazi swastikas adorn the sculpted pachyderms flanking this brewhouse portal.
Brașov, Romania
A fire once nearly devoured this gorgeous 14th-century Gothic cathedral.
Barnsley, England
These medieval monastery ruins are surprisingly overlooked by most tourists.
Padua, Italy
This old medieval prison tower has been a site of astronomical research for more than 250 years.
Abhaneri, India
Thousands of exquisitely carved stone water storage wells, hundreds of stone steps fill this exquisite medieval stepwell.
Verul, India
This complex of vertically-excavated Buddhist, Jain, and Hindu monolithic temples in India's Maharashtra providence illustrates a spirit of tolerance characteristic of ancient India.
Derbyshire, England
This iconic Peak District ridge was once one of the busiest roads in medieval Britain.
Breznica, Serbia
This outcropping was once home to a medieval monastery destroyed during the Ottoman conquest.
Zennor, England
This wooden chair dates possibly back to the 15th century, and commemorates a local legend.
Mellieħa, Malta
An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.
Canale Monterano, Italy
The remains of a town so thoroughly destroyed by French forces that the citizens simply left.
Höfn, Iceland
This replica Viking village was created for a film that was never shot and is now open to visitors.
Washington, D.C.
A three-story tower of books about Abraham Lincoln is one of the more unusual monuments to the president.
Washington, D.C.
Home to items never before seen by the public.
Vienna, Austria
Vienna's underworld of tunnels and subterranean rivers made an iconic appearance in a 1949 Orson Welles film.
Oravský Podzámok, Slovakia
The 700-year-old fortress was the site of Count Orlok's castle in "Nosferatu."
Wellington, New Zealand
The world's only complete colossal squid specimen is on display at the Te Papa Museum.
Wellington, New Zealand
Inside this faux cave, visitors can learn how some of their favorite fantasy characters were created.
Seville, Spain
Its appearance in "Game of Thrones" may spur on the long-awaited restoration of this medieval shipyard.
Los Albaricoques, Spain
This small Spanish village still pays homage to the Spaghetti Western films that were shot there in the 1960s.
Jamestown, Rhode Island
Abandoned Coast Artillery fort now serves as a graffiti canvas and sightseeing vantage point.
Jamestown, Rhode Island
The secluded beach getaway from Wes Anderson's dreamy summer romance.
Smyrna, New York
See wolves, coyotes, and arctic foxes in a natural environment smack in the middle of New York State.