Places hanssterkendries Wants to Go

A Franco-era dam flooded (almost) everyone out of this centuries-old Aragonese town.

A site where “the ravages of the war are more striking…than any other place in contemporary Spain.”

Of course Salvador Dalí lived in a castle...

A Romanesque tower appears when water levels drop.

Considered the birthplace of the Copper Age and Bronze Age, the river is tinted red from 5,000 years of mining.

One of the few remaining ancient aqueducts described by Frontinus as 'the most solemn testimony of the Empire.'

Abandoned Nazi train station turned underground astroparticle laboratory.

At the foot of a waterfall lies a peaceful swimming lagoon and evidence of over 60,000 years of human habitation.

Cursed swimming pool left abandoned is now a favorite of filmmakers and ghost hunters.

Natural stone arches form a walkable "cathedral" at low tide, then disappear entirely when the water returns.

Spanning the El Chorro gorge, this pathway used to be one of the most dangerous crossings in the world.

An isolated village literally built into the crevices and rock formations of a mountain.

Most prolific publishing house in the 1600s open to the public.

This sprawling Belgian fort was once thought of as impenetrable but now it is simply an abandoned relic.

A magical and peaceful ruined Cistercian abbey in what is now southern Belgium.

The vast chamber inside this abandoned cooling tower looks like something out of a sci-fi dystopia.

A Belgian self-built tower inspired by the Bible and ancient civilizations.

This remarkable checkered church on a Corsican hilltop is fabled to have been built by angels.

This church sits upon a peaceful hill and a long, turbulent history.

Personal garden filled with mosaics made of recycled garbage.

Resting on a hill overlooking the coast, these medieval ruins look completely deserted save for their restored chapel.

A castle-like sea fort from the 17th century is now a museum to oyster farming.

A centuries-old complex of hand-dug stone chambers has sheltered locals in times of trouble.

The man who introduced reinforced concrete to the world demonstrated its genius by using it to build his own house.