Places kosmasc Wants to Go

This castle has links to Portugal’s founding and struggles for independence.

A palace-fortress ruin in Indonesia complete with legends of two magical tigers, eight bathing angels, and a wish-granting cannon.

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

An ancient stone fortress considered by many to be the eighth wonder of the world.

In Spain, the ruins of a Roman military camp sit along a flooded section of a river.

This 18th-century former mosque held the first Hellenic Parliament.

This once-controversial and slightly confusing statue of Achilles was built out of captured cannons.

The U.K.'s first underground railway line is now a lively thoroughfare for runners and cyclists.

Kyiv's answer to Muscle Beach is a Soviet-era gym made from scrap metal.

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

Climb a steep hill in 90 seconds on the second-oldest urban subway in the world.

The ruins of an abandoned church mingle with the graves at Oaxaca’s General Cemetery.

Eco-village hidden in the foothills of the Alps that created a massive system of psychedelic underground temples.

This beloved, centuries-old tree stands at the center of a small park dotted with archaeological artifacts.

An Aztec temple, the largest man-made pyramid in the world, sits buried in earth with a Spanish church set on top.

Thousands of colorful pirogues showcase ingenious craftsmanship at the largest fishermen port in Nouakchott.

Preserved Inca city and site of the last Inca stronghold against the Spanish conquistadors.

Sited in an Inner Mongolian desert are the remnants of an important trade stop along the Silk Road.

Unexplained bald patches in the landscape grow and recede over time, as though they are somehow alive.

This curious fresh and salt water lake holds a secret that draws in deep divers from around the world.

Every spring, locals see the shadowy figures of a ghost army of slain Greek soldiers descend upon this ruined fort.

For centuries, this large Roman villa remained hidden thanks to the eruption that buried nearby Pompeii and Herculaneum.

The world's longest outdoor escalator takes visitors to the top of China's largest dam and is also shaped like a dragon.

It’s said this crypt was the setting for the tragic finale of the Shakespeare play.