Places Laura Andersen Wants to Go

Its appearance in "Game of Thrones" may spur on the long-awaited restoration of this medieval shipyard.

This former charity hospital for elderly clergy houses some of Seville’s most treasured paintings.

Moorish signal station on a stratgic rocky outcrop.

This quaint Spanish village agreed to be painted blue as a marketing stunt but found that they preferred it that way.

A Spanish town built into the cliffs.

The hidden ruins of an old hydroelectric plant reclaimed by nature.

An eccentric collection of antique items shares space with a prop-quality witchcraft museum.

Spanning the El Chorro gorge, this pathway used to be one of the most dangerous crossings in the world.

Rare karst landscape eroded from a flat seabed.

A New York–based physician returned home to Spain to build his own elaborate monument to Christopher Columbus.

This art installation at an abandoned lipstick factory has distinct anti-capitalist vibes.

This abandoned mansion has a window for every day of the year, and is a temple for ghost hunters.

Bold black and white motifs of life and death add a dramatic flair to this 17th-century crypt.

The discovery of these rare, ancient artifacts led to the creation of a new museum.

The effect of this ancient form of image projection situated atop an 11th century Moorish palace is thrilling.

The highest peak in mainland Spain is said to be the final resting place of a Muslim king.

This abandoned, turn-of-the-century astronomy hub is now the subject of more photographs than it ever took.

A house covered entirely with shells.

Despite its grandiose name, this enigmatic first-century void under the town is no cave, and it's possibly not a palace either.

A careful eye can find hundreds of dinosaur tracks running along the Connecticut River.

On this stunning Scottish island, you can walk in the footsteps of dinosaurs.

A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.

This popular bar has been blurring the line between normal and edgy for more than 75 years.

The oldest restaurant in the world is this old-world Spanish eatery, still known for its suckling pig.