Places Ignas Kriukas Wants to Go

One of the most photographed buildings in a city known for its Modernista architecture is an abandoned squat.

This colorful statue welcomes visitors to a Barcelona park.

A gem of Catalan modernism amidst the vineyards.

This 11th-century fortress is now the seat of Aragon’s state legislature.

The world's largest sundial can cast a shadow more than 1,600 feet long.

A statue of a boy looks up at where the famous rival to the Leaning Tower of Pisa once stood.

A glimpse into the festive and private lives of medieval Europe.

A rooftop restaurant hides in plain sight atop Vienna's Palace of Justice.

This retro, UFO-like structure is a remnant of the Soviet-era circus.

Next to a newer mosque in Khujand’s main square lies the city’s oldest mosque, whose interiors are spectacularly intricate.

An 18-meter-long sarcophagus of a constantly growing dead prophet.

Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.

Every inch of this chapel is covered in craftsmanship from across the world.

Behind medieval walls in a corner of bustling Palermo is a breathtaking former mosque once inhabited by a wolf-taming hermit.

This mosaic-lined medieval church was built by the world's first admiral and still holds mass in ancient Greek.

This uncanny fresco celebrating the "triumph of death" was split into four pieces to be moved to another museum.

This skeletal, unfinished Gothic church once housed a miraculous masterpiece by Raphael.

A monumental private palace behind an unassuming facade, with astonishing interiors including a rococo ballroom.

A hidden fishing village on Sicily's Ionian coast, known for the legend of a shepherd, a nymph, and a jealous Cyclops.

The legendary luxury train passage is commemorated with a charming museum inside its former eastern terminus.

Once an opulent Art Nouveau hotspot, the Constanța Casino is one of Romania's most beautiful abandoned buildings.

An extraordinary museum devoted to the pop art legend created by Slovak artists.

This region of Slovakia boasts some of the most plentiful opal mines in the world.

Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.