Places hanssterkendries Wants to Go

Thirty creepy ghosts now inhabit this decaying 14th-century church.

This doorless 20th-century elevator doesn't stop or slow down.

While most shipwrecks are submerged, this ship in Cyprus ran ashore.

A forgotten monument to Yugoslavian freedom.

Dive for drinks at Croatia's first and only underwater winery.

Humble beginnings for one of the world's most famous scientists.

There's a mini version of Iguazu Falls hidden in the Balkans, and it's got a rope swing.

This historic Art Nouveau townhouse was the former home of the son of a famous chemical inventor and industrialist.

The private train station King Leopold II built for the Belgian royal family now lies abandoned.

A lovely biographical museum in the artist's home of 24 years.

The spectacular and eerie moss-covered grave site of 19th-century Belgian merchant.

This Greek temple, open only an hour a day, was the site of a war of tastes between an architect and an artist.

These mysterious ancient stone spheres were created by a civilization lost to time and are now mostly lawn ornaments.

Millions of glowing microscopic organisms light up the waters of this luminous lagoon.

Visit the ruins of a magnificent mansion confiscated by Fidel Castro.

A Cuban artist reclaimed his impoverished neighborhood as a dreamy folk art kingdom.

One of Ayutthaya’s most iconic locations is a mysterious, hauntingly surreal miracle.

Surat Thani's official flower—and the world's largest—smells of rotting meat.

An architectural marvel that combines Gothic architecture with Indian elements.

Miraculous vase predicts the future at this Tibetan Buddhist site in the Himalayas.

The oldest still-inhabited hill fort in India looks like a magnificent golden sandcastle.

This stunning 15th-century royal hill fort preserves the age of chivalry in Rajasthan.

Once an indicator of social class, the color blue has come to define this city on the edge of the Thar Desert.

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.