Places kosmasc Wants to Go

Countless grotesque faces stare out from this eerie Prague art wall.

This memorial commemorates a defining 16th-century battle between English and Scottish forces.

This bell tower is the only one of its kind in the Netherlands and was a symbol of prestige.

400-year-old garden, restored to beauty.

The reconstruction of this prominent building fulfilled a long-written command.

One of the most valuable palace-garden complexes in the eastern borderlands—and one of the most haunted.

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

At the height of alum production at this factory, human urine was a valued commodity.

A century-old cabin off of Highway 30 touts an unusual construction material: dinosaur bones.

This mysterious medieval grotto holds a grid of sacred wells of unknown purpose.

The easternmost town in Alaska can only be accessed from Canada.

The healing properties of this well attracted royals and commoners throughout the Middle Ages.

Living fossils in this remote Australian bay provide a glimpse of what Earth may have looked like 3.5 billion years ago.

The ruins of this medieval castle on a foggy hill tell the story of a once-mighty empire.

This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.

This hidden 13th-century tavern room has a few Shakespearean connections.

This astronomical clock is the second oldest in England.

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

Inside a beautiful Indian temple is a seemingly magical floating pillar that doesn't touch the ground.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

This ancient Visigothic church might hide an ancient treasure.

This ancient fortress was once the setting for a strange battle won with the help of a lizard.

Love is in the air along the small street in Brooklyn.

The remains of a magnificent medieval fortress that was the capital of a vast empire.