Places JCarmine13 Wants to Go

A controversial art piece that harkens back to local folklore.

An Albanian monument to the Communism that nearly crushed the country is now a crumbling wreck.

The European towns of Brașov and Râșnov each have proud signs reminiscent of the Hollywood sign.

A fire once nearly devoured this gorgeous 14th-century Gothic cathedral.

This underground oasis is one of North America’s most fascinating prehistoric places—and you can scuba dive in it.

An illuminated manuscript comprising the life's work of a lone monk, inexplicably decorated with a portrait of Satan himself.

An abandoned facility that has become a place of ritualistic satanic worship, or so rumor has it.

Rebuilt several decades ago, its striking murals prevent it from being reconsecrated as a church.

This massive concrete sculpture is said to be the heaviest communist monument on Earth.

This snug medieval lane is one of the narrowest streets in the world.

According to a gruesome legend, an architect sacrificed his wife to build this spectacular, 16th-century cathedral.

One of the most controversial statues in Romania is an emperor with no clothes.

Historic beer hall in Bucharest with magnificent stained glass and a lively folk band.

This memorial to the victims of the Romanian Revolution of 1989 is often compared to a potato on a skewer.

A little-known caravanserai hidden among farmhouses in the Turkish countryside.

A spectacular Bulgarian cave resembling a devil's head with a waterfall rushing down its throat.

Two churches shoot bottle rockets at each others' bell towers in an unusual Easter celebration.

A deadly ancient portal to the underworld.

This elevator was built in 1907 to connect two neighborhoods separated by a steep, rocky cliff.

An underground network of massive stone arches and their skylit vaults support ruins of portico structures above.

This once-grandiose behemoth of a monument from the socialist era now sits quiet and closed up.

This Ottoman bridge is a rare covered bridge with shops, and considers itself the only bazaar bridge in the world.

One of the largest wooden constructions in Europe was meant to be a casino, but soon became an orphanage.

The ornate miniature mansions were built for Istanbul's feathered residents.