Places MeRiz Wants to Go

Iconic red and white plaques show the creative names invented to navigate the city streets.

Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.

A galaxy of glowworms—larvae of a gnat—hides deep in the belly of these caves.

The bulletproof cross stands at the only operational Christian cemetery in Pakistan's most populated city.

A dreamy mausoleum honors Persia's most famous poet.

Known as the leaning temple, the sacred structure has somehow developed a severe nine-degree slant.

Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.

The world's first hotel built in an abandoned water-filled quarry.

The intended purpose of this unfinished Elizabethan building remains a mystery.

A hospital where antique dolls are given new life.

Bali's remote "gateway to heaven" is one of the most sacred places on the island.

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

Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.

Picturesque intersection of witchcraft and ancient Christianity.

A 550-square-meter micro-nation off the coast of Britain.

A 4,500-year-old forest is slowly being revealed from beneath the sands of a Welsh beach.

A local tree surgeon has created a whimsical walk full of carved tree stumps near Scotland's Loch Lomond.

This foolish Victorian sea fort was converted to a deluxe hotel.

The true age of this ancient stone circle is unknown, but its stunning vista isn't in question.

The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.

The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.

London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.

One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.