Places Juan31505 Wants to Go

Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.

A triumphant marble and bronze fountain depicting a 15th-century Hungarian king and his hunting party.

On Gellért Hill, this statue depicts the tragic tale of lovers divided by the Danube.

This memorial to a murdered empress took 20 years to design, then spent 30 years hidden away in storage.

Hungarian Jews were ghettoized during the Second World War, but little remains of the original wall that closed the Jewish people off from the rest of the city.

The holes in this wall provide a glimpse into Jewish life in Budapest, both past and present.

This quiet, unassuming spot in Budapest was the birthplace of the bloody 1956 Hungarian Revolution.

A 19th-century artistocrat's mansion, turned into a library, hidden in a modern library.

A spherical "micro-nation" in the heart of Vienna.

The former private quarters and office of Dr. Sigmund Freud now hosts a museum housing the works of the founding father of psychoanalysis.

Every year, a sparkling cave is sculpted in the icy heart of a glacier.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

Monasteries on rock pillars, once accessible only by frayed ropes.

A cozy bookstore and coffee shop in the heart of Cartagena's Old City.

A three-tiered waterfall plummets from a mountain cave with amazing views over the countryside.

This whimsical home made entirely from clay is basically a giant piece of pottery.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

The shockingly unspoiled Peruvian tomb of the Lord of Sipan was once guarded by a footless warrior.

The most alien-looking place on Earth.

The colorful soil of Iran’s "Rainbow Island" attracts artists and nature lovers.

The tower in this 1,000-year-old mud-brick village seems to vibrate for no apparent reason.

The hottest, driest, and most scenic desert on Earth.

A sophisticated astronomical tower built by one of the greatest Persian scholars of the Islamic Golden Age.