Places katherinehillier Wants to Go

A 14th century castle built on the seat of a mighty giant.

A natural dome made of volcanic glass in Inyo National Forest.

Known as the Sistine Chapel of Egypt, this tomb houses some of the most well-preserved paintings in Egypt.

This unique rock formation is quite the local celebrity, although one day it may come crashing down.

A subterranean display of public art and architecture.

Nestled between a college and a golf course, the garden is home to more than 2,500 rhododendrons.

Legend says this ancient pagan site can cure all ailments.

The best-preserved ancient theater in the world.

This 15th-century Serbian Orthodox monastery also contained a school for illuminating manuscripts.

Its interior is adorned with some of the best examples of early Christian mosaics.

Here, exhibits come with a side of edible history.

It houses a menagerie of wondrous taxidermy specimens from around the world, including the remains of a famous gorilla.

A Cold War site complete with rusty structures, hiking trails, and beautiful views.

The costumes depict the Kurent, the star character of the annual Kurentovanje festival.

Mariners once used this prehistoric landfill as a navigational landmark.

An out-of-place grove of sequoias thrives in northern Spain.

Inside this mansion turned museum, the works of prominent Croatian artists are on full display.

These old towers extract salt from the sea.

If there's another drive-through golf-cart bar in a bat-filled cave on top of a mountain, we don't know about it.

Its diverse collection of computers and technology spans the ages.

Squeezing inside this deep, narrow canyon reveals a festival of desert colors.

Inside the columbarium, thousands of colorful, high-tech Buddhas guard the ashes of the dead.

Tour the inside of a massive lava tube formed during a 1949 volcanic eruption.

This garden among the Florentine hills is complete with a meditation path and works of poetry.