Places jmallott Wants to Go

Hidden in the shadow of a rocky fortress is one concubine’s long-forgotten legacy.

This enchanting hamlet carved into the rock looks like something straight out of Tolkien's Rivendell.

Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.

This 1,400-year-old abbey was once a powerhouse for music and intellectualism known across Normandy.

A giant poultry statue immortalizes one of Alaska's more humorous town names.

This abandoned Greek island was the last active leper colony in Europe.

This remarkably intact, 260-year-old cargo ship is only visible at the lowest of spring tides.

Rainwater transformed this old quarry into a peaceful pond you won't find in most tourist books.

Greenery cloaks this serene sculpture inspired by the famous Lost Gardens of Heligan.

This 5,300-year-old tomb with mysterious carvings crowns an Irish mountain.

The oldest housing complex in Riga is a mini timeline of architectural trends.

A tall smoke stack and boarded-up buildings are all that's left of the pioneering plant.

This beautiful arched gate is all that remains of the fortress the ancient mountaintop town of Amadiya once was.

This magnificent stepwell is designed as an inverted temple and adorned with 1,500 sculptures.

An old drug store full of mortars and pestles, pill-making machines, and medicines reputed to cure most any illness.

A giant doughnut was given to the small New Zealand town of Springfield to promote "The Simpsons Movie."

The only medieval bridge in Britain with its defensive tower still in tact.

A crumbling ghost town with prime views of the dam that doomed it.

This 19th-century fountain's namesake animal isn't what you think it is.

Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.

A little Lego easter egg is hidden underwater in the Boston Tea Party tableau at Miniland.

A World War II gun battery sits at the easternmost point of North America.

Modern commuters still pass through this 2,000-year-old Roman archway.

A slab of sandstone covered with mysterious 1,000-year-old rock carvings from a vanished North American culture.