Places Luke Thomas Wants to Go

Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant

This doorless 20th-century elevator doesn't stop or slow down.

Collapsing castle on the Hudson river was once the storage site of military surplus business.

This neo-Gothic monastery offers a rare chance to witness the unique maned wolf right up close.

Hundreds of caves filled with thousands of centuries-old statues and murals.

Three acres of mythology-inspired sculptures are visible from the highway.

A spectacular rainbow of stained glass makes the "Pink Mosque" one of the most beautiful in Iran.

First planned industrial community in the United States.

Crawling into this primordial cave may feel disconcertingly familiar.

Packed to the ceiling with antique taxidermy and hunting arms.

A Romanian church built from one single oak.

A collection of items from a way of life that no longer exists.

A stunning 18th century pharmacy and medieval chemist's collection.

No one knows who built this strange cave of worship or exactly why.

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

This solitary monastery may hold the remains of Vlad the Impaler (but probably not).

Once an opulent Art Nouveau hotspot, the Constanța Casino is one of Romania's most beautiful abandoned buildings.

The legendary cliffside castle of three-time Voivode of Wallachia, Vlad the Impaler.

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

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

This massive underground salt mine now holds a sci-fi theme park in its depths.

Legend says this little-known stone circle is formed from people petrified as punishment for dancing on the Sabbath.

A fossil of a 30 million-year-old fish is unexpectedly hidden thousands of feet above sea level.

One of the few surviving street funiculars in the world.