Places Jared Rydelek Wants to Go

This mesmerizing medieval monastery-cave complex sits thousands of feet above ground overlooking a valley.

An open-air museum dedicated to tombstones and roadside stone monuments.

An eerie, protected forest of old-growth oak trees, many of which are now dead.

Despite being pillaged and destroyed a number over times down the centuries, this historic church still sort of stands.

A Serbian church lit by chandeliers made of weapons.

A sinuous path among steep cliffs creates a stunning sight in southwestern Serbia.

Nikola Tesla's ashes are held in a golden sphere, surrounded by his works.

Structure built from the skulls of vanquished foes.

A lovingly curated curio shop in which the taxidermy wear newspaper party hats, and peanut shells are spread across every surface.

An alien church provides much needed silence in the midst of a Finland shopping center.

Architecturally stunning library serves as the hub of Finnish scholarly life and culture.

This insurance company building reminds customers that witches, bears, and gnomes are out there, best be insured.

"There's nothing there," and other lies the KGB told us.

This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.

Villas that once served as playgrounds for the rich now fall away in decay.

An eerie abandoned gentlemen's club built for British officials during the colonial era.

An abandoned settlement originally established by British colonialists in the Andaman archipelago.

Meant to be one of the most extravagant hotels in the world, now an eerie, abandoned architectural gem in Mexico City.

Visiting this cacophonous collection of vintage novelties is like stepping into the mind of a crazed toymaker.

A single tree's 2,800 aerial roots give the appearance of a complete forest.

The world's largest secondhand book market is a haven for bibliophiles and bargain hunters.

An eclectic mix of influences rot together in harmony in this India necropolis.

Made by a man on a worldwide sanitation crusade.

A monster in the plant world, up to 10 feet tall and smelling of death.