Places lilbird Wants to Go

Moss and stone turn this waterfall into an otherworldly liquid veil.

This outcropping was once home to a medieval monastery destroyed during the Ottoman conquest.

This 14th century castle withstood years of battle but is now sliding off the hills into the Danube.

This former hydraulic laboratory is now a woodland dotted with old engineering models.

From buttons to beads, flounces to fripperies, this textile museum and shop honors the history of needlework.

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.

"The Hoppiest Place in the World" holds the world’s largest collection of bunny memorabilia and is a singular testament of a couple's devotion to all things Leporidae.

This colorful palace is an oasis of calm amid the hustle and bustle of the Buriganga riverfront.

This striking royal residence is the largest Renaissance-style castle in Scandinavia.

The largest medieval water tank on the Iberian Peninsula is preserved beneath the Cáceres Museum.

The extravagance of Portugal’s "Pink Palace" resulted in a noble title being awarded to its owner.

This mysterious complex of abandoned yurts and fading murals was meant to be a center of science and spirituality in Kyrgyzstan.

Rock-cut chamber at top of an outcroup, reached by a mountain stairway of forty steps.

Home to some of the world’s darkest skies, this project blends ancient Māori culture with world-class astro tourism.

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

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

Death rituals and sacrifice inside a Peruvian megalith.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

Highly unusual subterranean stupa and adjacent cave monastery.

This island castle contains enough secret passageways to support a season of Scooby-Doo episodes.

It’s not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music’s library has been described as a “cathedral of books.”

One of the biggest Buddhist stupas in Europe, hidden from most locals.

A little-known caravanserai hidden among farmhouses in the Turkish countryside.

The last planned Soviet city was built for the former residents of Prypiat after the Chornobyl disaster.