Places kattrewerts Wants to Go

An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.

This prison on the Maltese island of Gozo is almost 500 years old, and they have the graffiti to prove it.

The fishing boats that moor in this small lagoon enter and leave through a tunnel to the sea.

Two geological phenomena in one precarious locale: a towering stone window, and a deep blue void.

This ancient walled garden turns fog into food.

The elliptical citadel resisted the advance of the mighty Ottomans several times, thanks to the military prowess of the "Dragon of Albania."

A medieval bridge stretches over a sulfur-rich river that leads to year-round natural hot springs.

A naturally beautiful, seemingly bottomless deep blue spring.

The ghost town where the villagers refuse to leave.

In a long-dry lake bed, these groups of massive stone pillars bear a striking resemblance to clumps of everyone's favorite fungi.

An architectural marvel that spans the Arda River, and has stories of a haunted past.

A two thousand year old brothel uncovered in Northern Greece.

A little-known park with unusual, half-ruined structures and a mystical energy.

An abandoned Byzantine fortress and notorious prison.

These ruins in Volvi were once at the intersection of the Eastern and Western Worlds.

Local lore says two enemy dragons live within these breathtaking mountain lakes.

One of the largest single-span stone-arch bridges in the Balkans looks like something straight out of a fairytale.

An autonomous republic of Orthodox monks.

Monasteries on rock pillars, once accessible only by frayed ropes.

The ruins of this monumental city founded by the first Roman Emperor are strangely overlooked by most travelers.

Ancient Greek oracle of the dead.

A spectacular cave and a beguiling lake.

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

This ancient hydrological marvel is now the base of a modern outdoor cinema.