Places Lana Velkov Wants to Go

This architectural stunner is one of the few surviving Egyptian Revival theaters in the U.S.

An Egyptian-revival style film house in Boise, Idaho.

A museum of carnival attractions where you are invited to ride the rides.

A chapel dedicated to Saint Sava built on the rugged cliffs of Kablar.

This tower is all that remains from a medieval fortress.

This former monastery is still a revered religious site.

One of the Hakka "ghost villages" of Plover Cove famed for its haunted locked compass legend.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

A hidden gem of a saloon in the middle of a ghost town.

This ramshackle ghost town is comprised of mining-era buildings collected from around the region.

A little-visited ghost town state park offers a glimpse into Montana’s "Silver Queen."

Ghost town with a beer-drinking goat for mayor.

The deserted railroad town had a last gasp as a ghost town attraction before being abandoned for good.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

The final remnant of the Arkansas zinc industry is this historically protected ghost town.

Once a thriving town of 100, Argonne was abandoned around 1970.

A cave-turned-memorial church marking the site where civilians were killed during an 1814 uprising.

The patron of this extravagant Art Nouveau confection insisted that nothing less than a boat should project from its facade.

A Dutch clog company in the town of Zaandam loves the wooden shoes so much it made a museum for them.

In 1988, jazz legend Chet Baker fell to his death from a window of this hotel facing Amsterdam Centraal.

This historic Amsterdam bar used to accept sailor's monkeys as payment.

This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.

This bird-loving brewery is situated in an old municipal bathhouse, nestled beside a 300-year-old windmill.