Places IrajV Wants to Go

Bold black and white motifs of life and death add a dramatic flair to this 17th-century crypt.

Rare karst landscape eroded from a flat seabed.

The highest peak in mainland Spain is said to be the final resting place of a Muslim king.

The extensive relics of an ancient Roman and Phoenician fish processing plant hide in a town park.

Spanish architects used seized Muslim gravestones to rebuild parts of the fortress.

A New York–based physician returned home to Spain to build his own elaborate monument to Christopher Columbus.

This Dutch art piece became a Russian icon.

This lighthouse was crafted as penitence for the theft of wine bound for a monastery.

This rare surviving broch is one of Scotland's most impressive Bronze Age structures.

According to local folklore, this Roman sepulcher was once a throne for the Devil.

A replica of one of the most complete mammoth skeletons discovered in England.

Generations have refused to move this doll from its dusty resting place to preserve a castle from a watery fate.

This 6th-century church honors St. Tudno, the patron saint of Llandudno.

This medieval "painted village" is famous for its geometric facades.

Visitors to this museum will find architectural oddities, an art gallery, and an unlikely bird sanctuary.

This temple was constructed entirely by Roman soldiers.

This tree was grafted from the actual tree that led Isaac Newton to ponder the theory of gravity.

This little-known national museum houses over 40,000 works of art from across the world.

Also known as “Robin Hood’s tree,” it became a famed location along Hadrian's Wall before it was cut down.

Believed to be the country's tallest waterfall, the Njupeskär is actually much smaller.

Perhaps the most spectacular grotto along the Algarve coastline.

A stone wall commemorates the legend of a ferocious dragon who literally got his butt kicked by a knight.

A failed infrastructure project now owns this unique moniker.

What do we know about the real woman behind one of the Beatles' most famous songs?