Places miramarco Wants to Go

This real life asylum of horrors is now an abandoned ruin that hides the unbreakable code to one patient's insanity.

The largest Neolithic ruins in the world hide a notably clean prehistoric metropolis.

While not Turkey's deepest underground city, this subterranean redoubt is the largest.

The world's first zoo for microbes collecting the horrible and wonderful things living on and around us.

Hidden in an Italian forest is a completely homemade amusement park that has taken a lifetime to create.

Filled with goldfish swimming in a shallow pool of sea water, this ancient crypt is more wishing well than burial site.

This Russian museum stresses the importance of keeping clean and even holds one of Pavlov's dogs.

This abandoned Belgian fortress is purposefully being left to nature.

Long-secret natural history museum, featuring the skull of a "Terror Bird."

A treasure trove of pathological, forensic, parasitological, and anatomical specimens.

This upscale streetwear store is hidden behind a fake Snapple machine in the back of a deli.

This subterranean necropolis holds three floors of antler-dug grave caves.

The centuries-old trees lining both sides of this dirt road may become Madagascar's first natural monument.

A small, but award-winning beach known for its literally spotless reputation.

The only pollutant in the clear blue water is sunscreen.

The largest collection of Indigenous Australian artifacts in the world, and the rare museum where wood-and-glass cabinets have trumped interactive exhibits.

Stunning wetlands ablaze with pink lotus flowers.

Temples adorned with intricate, erotic sculptures make up one of the "seven wonders" of India.

Rock-cut cave complex filled with ancient Buddhist artwork.

The remains of what was, not so long ago, the world's largest city.

The palace of the King of Kings, burned by Alexander the Great.

The famous sculptor left his mark on this Italian wall in an internationally protected example of street art.

A Netherlands hotel where you can sleep inside a wine barrel.

The Cathedral of Salamanca has a number of unusual carvings but none so surprising as a modern astronaut.