Places jmallott Wants to Go

This medieval settlement was abandoned after a series of landslides. What remained was largely destroyed during a mock battle for a WWII film reel.

A swirling spectrum of stained glass dazzles visitors who enter this subway station.

This small museum located under the famous cube houses, is home to some 30,000 chess pieces.

In this medieval fish bowl, the carp weren't pets.

This castle was once considered as an option for the Royal Family's alternate residence, but you may know it better from the 'X-Men' movie.

Nestled in an unassuming residential area, this "forbidden forest" is rumored to spirit away those who dare enter it.

This museum preserves over-the-top masterpieces that once qualified artisans for membership into a medieval guild.

This half-forgotten fortress was constructed by the Ottoman conqueror of Constantinople.

Approximately 300 million years ago, a massive coral reef existed in what is now the largest limestone cave in Japan.

This sculpture marks the spot where one of the greatest Roman rulers was proclaimed emperor.

The original burial place of this preeminent 18th-century Jewish philosopher was razed by the Nazis.

A magnificent waterfall is also home to the remains of a Roman hydraulic engineering system.

The United Arab Emirates's biggest and oldest fort pays homage to a lost era.

The medieval center of the Islamic world was also once the seat of Saladin's sultanate.

Get three sheets to the wind at this desert winery with a nautical theme.

Remnants of the city's Soviet history hover over this modern fast-food outlet.

At the time of its construction, this hydroelectric power plant was the largest in the world.

An unnatural lake in a naturally beautiful setting.

This Kathmandu museum, built in an Austrian modernist style, looks like a set from Star Wars.

Once the main gateway to Tokyo, sneaking through this checkpoint was a capital offense in feudal times.

The Kaveri River cuts through the rocky terrain then drops off to form these misty falls.

The birthplace of Japanese coinage.

One of the last remnants of the city's Chinese nightclub scene is now a dive bar selling killer mai tais.

This was the first homestead registered after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act into law.