Places karenwanpharmd Wants to Go

This huge abandoned fortress hidden inside a mountain holds a world of subterranean secrets.

A cheese discovery made by shepherds became the pride of a region.

Hidden under a center for the elderly are the dungeons which were used during the Spanish Inquisition.

This taberna has been frying up crunchy salt cod since 1860.

A hidden medieval crypt where a famous legend says the devil used to teach black magic.

A complimentary beverage is offered to the bodega's resident rodents every day.

Down this yellow brick road, visitors are treated to toadstool houses and massive mushroom sculptures.

A celebration of solstice followed by a fiery purging of evils.

12th-century holy complex shares land with a natural park full of heavenly waterfalls and raptors.

A spectacular walk on the flank of a gorge.

The walls of these four caverns are filled with art that dates back to the earliest human presence in Europe.

Kingly French toast comes soaked in milk or red wine, then drizzled in a citrus-perfumed syrup.

An archeological treasure trove stumbled upon by a couple of children.

Giant topiary dog once played a role in a terrorist bomb plot.

A darkly erotic open-air statuary in Catalonia.

Catalonia Tradition: Beating the hollow Christmas log until it defecates in your fireplace.

This magnificent castle grew from a small Moorish fortress, and reportedly inspired two iconic Disney castles.

Visit a surreal landscape so otherworldly NASA actually used it to train the Apollo 17 crew.

Translating as "The Jump of the Girlfriend," this stunning waterfall has a tragic legend behind it.

A display of torture devices used in the Spanish Inquisition and other scourges of medieval Europe.

Mine shafts and hard pastries await visitors at this massive mountain of salt.

Bold black and white motifs of life and death add a dramatic flair to this 17th-century crypt.

A centuries-old bar once frequented by Picasso, Hemingway, and Dalí.

An eccentric collection of antique items shares space with a prop-quality witchcraft museum.