Places Closed247 Wants to Go

The crumbling ruins of an abandoned 12th-century monastery.

One of the world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridges.

Picturesque intersection of witchcraft and ancient Christianity.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

This giant sculpture made of trash is a critique of society's wastefulness.

This historic streetcar system has been running since the 19th-century.

When this former hospital pharmacy closed in 2013 it already looked like a museum, so they turned it into one.

Slovenia's first mosque is a striking mix of Islamic and modernist architecture.

One of the largest caves in the world open to the public.

This Roman monument is surrounded by more recent construction, offering a stark contrast between ancient architecture and the modern urban landscape.

One of the tallest lighthouses in the world also serves as a monument to the fallen of World War I.

This historic floating crane became an unlikely symbol of the port of Trieste.

During World War II, this rice mill became a Nazi concentration camp.

This military tunnel dates back to World War II and provides visitors with a little wartime adrenaline.

A curious little museum dedicated to the furry feline in the cat haven that is Old Town Kotor.

A naturally beautiful, seemingly bottomless deep blue spring.

Bronzes and busts that once stood in the city's main squares are now relegated to a small hidden courtyard.

According to a local legend, this old castle could only be built after a woman was immured in the walls.

The largest Roman amphitheater in the Balkans once held over 20,000 people, but managed to lay hidden for hundreds of years.

Gigantic water vessel, permanently grounded in Southern Albania.

The elliptical citadel resisted the advance of the mighty Ottomans several times, thanks to the military prowess of the "Dragon of Albania."

Once the fallout shelter of a dictator, this sprawling bunker is now a combined history museum and contemporary art gallery.

This ominous Albanian fortress houses tanks and downed planes as a reminder of their victories over Western imperialism.

Hundreds of thousands of concrete bunkers crowd Albania long after the fall of Communism.