Places katherinehillier Wants to Go

This rock formation named for its unique shape is one of many that call the Alabama Hills home.

Heralded as the world's first theater, these ruins are often overlooked as they reside in the shadows of the Acropolis.

This picturesque castle in Poland has a rich history, including a legend that ties it to lost Incan treasures.

On the shores of Lake Garda, the ruins of a Roman villa that allegedly belonged to the poet Catullus.

Visitors to this park are welcomed by an ancient Japanese megalithic tomb that dates back to the sixth century.

Hundreds of preserved dinosaur footprints can be found along a hiking trail in this small village.

These abandoned salt flats are now a haven for wildlife.

Get hands on with the technological marvels of the Classical world.

A magical, if a bit tacky, 1960s castle conjures up medieval fairytales and Greek mythology.

This little Greek plateau is home to thousands of rustic, white-sailed windmills.

The secular incarnation of a religious meditation.

This open air archeological site houses almost as much wildlife as it does classical religious artifacts.

The Cycladic architecture makes this Athens neighborhood feel like an island paradise hidden in the shadow of the Acropolis.

Poseidon? No one seems to know.

An alien landscape on the banks of the Aegean Sea.

This remarkable cave was discovered after a shepherd watched bees enter and exit through a small fissure.

Ancient Greek oracle of the dead.

Replicas of Apollo's leonine stone guard cats still line a sacred row in Greece.

A Bronze age settlement on the Greek island of Santorini might have been the inspiration for Plato's Atlantis.

Hidden in a secluded Greek cove is a pristine beach marred only by the rusting smuggler's hulk stranded on its shores.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

Possibly the world's smallest museum is home to one exhibit that sheds light on the capital city's dark criminal history.

This store offers tastes of Aboriginal Australia, with some contemporary and global twists.

Peanut butter trees and miracle berries are just the beginning.