Places zichk Wants to Go

The largest treasure hoard in Europe is contained in a castle that was bombed out during World War II.

Just a few miles off the western coast of Ireland lies an isle steeped in Irish literary history.

A fifth-century temple improbably built into the side of a cliff.

A cake-themed art installation tucked away in historic Chinatown.

The beehive-like buildings of this abandoned resort reside near the border of Mauritania and Senegal.

This 13th-century monastery chiseled into the side of a mountain is equipped with a bridge that can be lifted to protect against raids.

This abandoned Poconos resort is haunted by a history of kitschy romance and a violent fugitive.

This off-beat, quirky communism-themed bar isn't afraid to poke fun at its history.

Thanks to its heroic service during WWII this Soviet castle has been turned into a monument towered over by a brutalist titan.

A small house sits between two huge rocks, with its back to the sea.

A Lycian city of the dead carved into the hillside of Southern Turkey, complete with startlingly human touches.

People have been living in the cave houses on this Italian hillside since the Neolithic era.

The final resting place of many of Germany's most famous communists.

This massive complex is made up of hundreds of smaller temples that date back to the ninth century.

An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.

A once-fairy tale mansion now stands in a state of disrepair.

Inside this medieval church resides a unique set of murals.

Composed of scrap metal, a pair of platform-length murals chronicle Japan’s history, from the Big Bang to the development of modern Tokyo.

For six months of the year, three giant mirrors direct a pool of sunshine onto this otherwise occluded town.

An abandoned facility that has become a place of ritualistic satanic worship, or so rumor has it.

This apartment is a true time capsule of local life in Bulgaria during the Soviet regime.

The remote outlaw hideout of Jesse James, Butch Cassidy, and the Sundance Kid.

An architectural gem nestled into a promontory overlooking a prehistoric landscape.

A glimpse into the festive and private lives of medieval Europe.