Places Lesleylovestea Wants to Go

A seemingly endless landscape of pure salt stretches far across Bolivia.

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

A Bronze age settlement on the Greek island of Santorini might have been the inspiration for Plato's Atlantis.

This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.

A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.

This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

Fortified homes of highland warriors that are still in use today.

Spain's unique Mosque-Cathedral has been a place of worship for both Muslims and Christians throughout its history.

This macabre masterpiece of a mural is one of Francisco Goya's "Black Paintings."

One of the few remaining ancient aqueducts described by Frontinus as 'the most solemn testimony of the Empire.'

Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.

This historic black and white monastery is one of Bulgaria's architectural jewels.

The ceiling of Prohodna Cave in northern Bulgaria affords a peek at the sky via two deity-sized-eye-shaped holes.

The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."

This elaborately decorated, fairytale-like Romanian royal palace is one of the most striking castles in Europe.

Some call this eerie forest of crooked trees the "Bermuda Triangle of Romania."

This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.

Replica of mosque destroyed by Russia in the 16th century.

This Russian religious complex is a Frankenstein's chapel that includes influence from almost all the major faiths.

The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.

This black church sits alone among a field of lava rock.

This wrecked airplane has been sitting on a black sand beach since the 1970s.