Places marinelapetrunova Wants to Go

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

Sacked by Vikings, blessed by William the Conqueror, dealt a fatal blow during the French Revolution—these ruins have seen it all.

A beautifully eclectic mix of architectural styles.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

Hidden in a secluded Greek cove is a pristine beach marred only by the rusting smuggler's hulk stranded on its shores.

This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.

An underground city of salt.

The last inhabitants of one of the U.K.'s most remote islands were evacuated in 1930.

A part of the world's largest marsh seems to be growing bright red Martian grass.

An ultra-modern diversity park in Denmark has turned an entire city block electric pink.

Mountain where Jesus was first tempted by the Devil.

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

A remote candy-striped mountain in the Peruvian Andes straight out of the pages of Dr. Seuss.

When the rain falls, this drain system turns into a musical instrument.

This 16th-century monastery has been turned into a surrealist architecture compound.

This 170-year-old Swiss guesthouse built into the side of a mountain is best accessed by a cable car.

Part modern art project, part traditional chapel, this see-through church is only substantial from the right angle.

A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.

This small town in the Netherlands has no roads but instead, miles of canals and over 100 bridges.

This Parisian fountain is a little bit fantasy and a little bit nightclub.

Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.

Lavish royal estate punctuated with heated greenhouses.