Places jules Wants to Go

The ruins of this medieval castle overlook the lake of Piediluco in what was once a sacred forest.

Explore a traditional Albanian dwelling that pays tribute to the region's rich history.

The cathedral of a controversial, conservative, schismatic sect that declared the Catholic Church heretical and founded its own succession of popes.

A free, canine-friendly alternative watering hole near the more famous Barton Springs.

In this desolate valley resides a gorgeous set of rocks sporting a technicolor design.

Amalfi's pre-industrial history is slowly being engulfed by the lush vegetation of the Ferriere Valley.

This seaside Italian village doesn't just look Escher-esque, it actually inspired the mind-bending artist.

A small Wyoming town is home to the state's oldest-operating soda fountain.

In a dry, neglected cemetery lies the unassuming grave of a soldier vilified in life but celebrated in death.

It may appear to be a fancy junk yard, but each item has a story to tell and a lesson to impart.

Believed to be the remains of the lost Temple of Minerva, this nymphaeum has been known by its misnomer to this day.

In the Hugging Tree Forest, lingonberry marshmallows, hot chocolates, and the best campfire lattes north of the Arctic Circle come to you.

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

A gorgeous, Gaudí-esque stairway constructed in the city of Istanbul by a prominent Jewish family.

This amazing medieval fortress stands atop a promontory along the famous Cinque Terre.

Not far from a popular beach, an unfinished, abandoned mansion for Bulgaria's last communist dictator.

Stockholm's famed ghost train is now on display at an art park in northern Sweden.

This village is home to the largest existing settlement of the Ainu, the Indigenous people of Japan.

A reproduction of a mysteriously preserved body found in the 18th-century and put on display for years before burial.

An allegedly haunted testament to a local businessman's desire for status, posterity, and charity.

The largest cemetery for enslaved people in Loudoun County was almost lost to history, if not for the research of a minister.

Artillery recovered from the sea floor marks the spot of an extraordinary shipwreck.

An abandoned village that resides along the mountains of the Aosta Valley.

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