Places Lana Velkov Wants to Go

Legends of treasure and spirits flow from this this fairy tale-like oasis.

This lavish estate recalls the opulent history of Calcutta.

The site of the last royal wedding in Korea.

A rococo room covered entirely in porcelain originally constructed for another royal residence.

An enormous factory from the late 1800s sits abandoned on Cleveland eastside.

An abandoned saucer-shaped monument in the Bulgarian mountains.

Once the private home of China’s most legendary tycoon, getting inside this stunning mansion no longer requires an elite pedigree or acts of daring.

Water gushes from the trunk of this miraculous mulberry tree about once a year.

A scattered cemetery of medieval tombstones, each carved with indivdual patterns and scenes, overlooking a bright blue lake.

The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.

The ruins of a 12th-century Cistercian monastery can be found alongside World War II tank traps and pillboxes.

Taste the precursor of peri-peri chicken at this restaurant just outside of Lisbon.

This historic Art Deco building embellished with local tropical fruits had fallen into disrepair before a recent restoration.

Offal and flawless onion soup are on the menu at this restaurant that once catered to the workers of Les Halles.

The remains of a luxurious 14th-century church built by the last despot of Serbia.

This natural monument has an origin story steeped in legend.

The home of two of Scotland's most important artists has been reassembled in the Hunterian Art Gallery.

The castle used by the Danish Royal Family as a hunting retreat.

Formerly abandoned underground complex to keep royals safe from a nuclear war that never came.

This king penguin is a knighted brigadier of the Norwegian Army.

The luxurious circular mansion built for a Communist leader now lies abandoned.

Hundreds of intricately carved Armenian stone crosses can be found within this huge cemetery.

This little medieval church hidden in the center of Yerevan was lost and rediscovered—twice.

This Armenian monastery was carved out of cliffs and named after the spear used to stab Jesus.