Places miramarco Wants to Go

The world’s tallest outdoor lift stretches along the stone pillars that inspired the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”

A Portuguese Jewish cemetery filled with stunning grave monuments that date back to 1614.

Many famous English poets including Elizabeth Barrett Browning are laid to rest at this Swiss-owned cemetery in Florence.

The construction of a new church near Venosa was started in the 11th century, but never finished.

This enigmatic artifact remained buried in a churchyard for years.

This line of 12 tower mills described in the story of Don Quixote is among the most iconic landscapes in Spain.

This gaping hole in the middle of a remote mountain lake looks like a portal to another dimension.

The largest medieval water tank on the Iberian Peninsula is preserved beneath the Cáceres Museum.

A collection of wonderfully preserved 19th-century creatures, as well as hunting trophies seized during a police raid.

A sublime medieval path adorns the marble floor of one of the most beautiful Gothic cathedrals in France.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

These unusual paintings give thanks to the saints and deities who granted people favors and miracles.

Those who own or stay at this 500-year-old, allegedly cursed house often meet terrible fates.

A lush oasis full of vibrant plants and striking geometric displays.

An otherworldly alpine pasture in Slovenia with historical ties to WWII and architecture that recalls Middle Earth.

The ruins of an abbey believed to have been founded by Charlemagne in the 9th century.

Museum in a swimming pool where the water still flows.

Barça football fans might see the insignia hidden in a church window as a divine sign.

These underground shelters dug by the Japanese during World War II later helped Timor-Leste achieve its independence.

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

Travelers who fall victim to this mermaid's charms are destined to stay in Užupis forever.

Mysterious Incan ruins on a tiny island in Lake Titicaca.

A unrivaled and rather horrifying collection of wax dermatological models.

A majestic lion statue guards this Parisian botanical garden, and feeds on an unsettling item.