Places mathesnoah Wants to Go

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

The statue of a cursed knight is said to come to life every 100 years.

These crumbling monastery ruins inspired a master of German Romanticism.

Formerly Yugoslavia's "forbidden island," this sleepy little city still holds the abandoned remains of military strongholds.

A wonderfully strange collection of 500+ stuffed frogs doing people things.

Touching this little fossil embedded in the wall of a grand mosque-cathedral may make your wishes come true.

A curious carving hides on a marble column in the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba.

Spain's unique Mosque-Cathedral has been a place of worship for both Muslims and Christians throughout its history.

An ancient monastery, a locked room, and a mysterious book heist.

The narrowest street in Paris.

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

A surrealist timepiece by the artist of melting clocks.

This modest marker near Notre Dame identifies the very center of Paris.

This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

If you look closely at the oldest bridge in Paris, you might notice hundreds of ugly faces leering from its sides.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

This 1776 beacon on the coast of Wales is said to have a ghost called Raymond, the last lighthouse keeper.

This sacred enclave was once considered the religious center of Eastern Polynesia.

The world's most remote airport.

The ominously named cave is home to some remarkable ancient art.

A volcanic crater that visitors can look inside.

This was once the center of the Birdman cult, and is now a World Heritage Site.

This large round boulder is said to emit spiritual power, but it may just be magnets.

In the Middle Ages, villagers would sound this stone trumpet to boost fertility and coax fish to shore.