Places Chris Wants to Go

This exclusive resort has completely covered a tiny Balkan island in a 5-star warren of guest rooms.

A tiny church on a man-made island in the Adriatic.

A curious cave church carved into the face of a cliff.

Museum celebrating the ocean, with the largest wunderkammer dedicated to sea exploration.

Every year, the town of Menton, France, turns lemons and oranges into giant sculptures depicting windmills, dragons, and more.

At less than four inches in height, this iconic fictional character is the smallest public statue in all of Moldova.

This sign marks the entrance to a tiny proto-state within the small country of Moldova.

A forgotten remnant of the Soviet Union, Transnistria is an unrecognized country hidden behind a heavily militarized border between Moldova and Ukraine.

Built to ward off Napoleon's army, this city-sized abandoned Russian fort is now perfect for urban exploration.

This cathedral hides a sculpted dog that determines your fate and an unexploded shell from World War II.

Geometry and mystery come together in an epic show of octagonal masonry.

These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.

The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.

This mosaic-lined medieval church was built by the world's first admiral and still holds mass in ancient Greek.

This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.

An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

A stunning Victorian abbey and walled garden on a lakefront.