Places marinalopezc Wants to Go

A fairytale island floats in the middle of Italy's little-known Lake Orta.

Don't be fooled by this fake medieval facade even if it is almost 300 years old.

A subterranean playground in an abandoned slate mine.

A model train wonderland hidden beneath Gare de l'Est station.

This semi-secret storybook hedge maze is also the oldest garden in the city.

A once grand hotel now sits eerily abandoned in the Catalan countryside outside Barcelona.

Rome’s legendary peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

This curious, round temple is the oldest still-standing marble building in Rome.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

South of Bologna, a limestone grotto with a protruding waterfall and a floor full of cave pearls.

Inside a Scottish castle hangs the tattered remains of a flag with murky origins and supposed magic powers.

This ruined castle is said to be the legendary keep of a Viking princess.

Islanders once used this dramatic, otherworldly landscape to hide their cattle from Viking raiders.

An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.

This waterfall is one of the most spectacular natural features in the Scottish Lowlands.

Climb this overlooked gem's spiral staircase and you'll be rewarded with spectacular views of Glasgow.

"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."

A piece of stonework relief commemorates the site where the Devil's rage, and odd apparel, destroyed a house.

Former hunting lodge of a duke who was an avid collector of impressionist works.

Down a cobblestone alleyway is a museum dedicated to Romanticism, with a secret garden.

Walk through spectacular aisles of hanging meat and wagon wheel–sized cheese at the world's largest wholesale food market.

Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.