Places lizrycroft Wants to Go

Possibly the oldest church in Barcelona, this basilica has its pagan and Christian mythologies all mixed up.

The 2,000-year-old Roman columns are hidden within Barcelona's Gothic Quarter.

A fortified city, home to a remaining population of five families

The subterranean "lake" below the Paris opera house inspired the Phantom of the Opera's lair.

This deceptively salty lake looks like blushing pink lemonade.

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

The largest camel market in West Africa

The world's largest ship graveyard is the product of decades of corruption.

Morocco's Argania trees are infested with nut-hungry goats.

Climb atop one of the world's longest and heaviest trains for an unbelievable journey across the Sahara Desert.

Five ancient libraries, little changed for centuries, preserve a medieval archive of Quranic lore and civic documents

A geological bull's-eye visible from outer space.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

One of the few places to grab a beer in Fez is a former British consulate.

Every May, townspeople welcome summer with a bizarre pagan parade led by a man wrapped in garlands.

Stelae-eyed stones greet visitors to a corner of Kirov Park.

Where Aleister Crowley taught magick in "La Chambre Des Cauchemars," his "Chamber of Nightmares."

Every Easter, a small Sicilian town builds a stunning cathedral out of bread.

The blowhole bursts spectacularly right next to the buildings in a medieval seaside town.

This abandoned racetrack looks like it is set to hold competitions in the apocalypse.

A contemporary art installation housed within a Gothic cathedral.

A strange-looking 18th-century tower sits on a tiny islet just off Livorno.

Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition.

The top of society once luxuriated in this world-class hotel, which continues to impress, even in ruin.