Places JGal Wants to Go

A miniature desert appears out of nowhere on the lush isle of Lemnos, like something out of a Greek myth.

An alien landscape on the banks of the Aegean Sea.

A spectacular cave and a beguiling lake.

These sea caves are the source of Xigia Beach's distinct aroma.

These abandoned salt flats are now a haven for wildlife.

Flying high over the small island of Zákynthos is a giant tribute to the mainland.

For more than half a millennia, this automaton has rung an hourly bell.

This breathtakingly beautiful botanical garden is home to a mob of wonderful wallabies.

The fantastic charm of England's oldest botanical garden has made it a place of writerly inspiration for centuries.

Oxford University's stateliest library seems designed to make students truly feel the weight of knowledge.

Home to the most complete dodo remains known - one head, and one foot.

The beloved fantasy novelist is buried near a church containing a whimsical etched glass window full of Narnia favorites.

The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.

Also known as Rye Castle, this 13th-century fortification later became a prison and held one of Rye's most famous criminals.

Henry VIII's forgotten castle was built by the gunpowder-obsessed king to be defended solely by cannons.

A giant white horse drawn on an English hillside may not have been intended to be a horse at all.

In addition to escorting prospective couples to and from ballrooms, this lane was also a place for gentlemen to settle scores.

This restaurant's specialty is "a major enigma for food historians."

Created by one of England's most prolific labyrinth designers, inspired by Bath city history.

This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.

The most elaborate of 12 medieval arched doorways to the old city of Burgos.

The tiny Spanish village that long refused to change its outrageously anti-Semitic name.

A museum dedicated to the centuries-old cave dwellings that housed marginalized communities on the outskirts of the former capital of Muslim Spain.

Mysterious texts covered in mystical symbols were found in caves at this site centuries ago.