Places mykat3 Wants to Go

Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies.

The only way to visit this old resort hotel is with scuba gear.

The granite head appears to be deep in thought and half buried in the ground.

After 400 years of being closed to the public, this monastery's underground tunnels and secret garden are now a museum.

A centuries-old forgotten underworld lies beneath Malta.

Dynastic Home of the De Piro Family.

This church is named for one of the most dramatic tales in the early Christian church.

The floor of this spectacular Baroque sanctuary is covered in memento mori.

A World War II-era sign in Valletta is a reminder of when Malta was besieged so severely that food needed to be rationed.

This stone tower was built to protect Crete from incoming pirates.

The ghost town where the villagers refuse to leave.

The ruins of the "20-year town" lay out among the mountains of Alberta.

One of the world's oldest olive trees, thought to be over 2,000 years old.

When a supermarket opened up shop within a medieval building it became protected by UNESCO on a technicality.

Since 1999, this gelateria founded by a string instrument maker has been turning out some of Rome’s best scoops.

A forgotten "city of water" underneath the famous Trevi district.

One of Ireland's most infamous prisons for rebels including men, women and children.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

The enchanting archway is the only surviving portal into Dublin’s lost medieval wall.

The oldest public library in Ireland.

A particularly disconcerting tribute to Irish martyrs.

A restaurant with an extensive Irish whiskey bar also has several first editions of famous works by Irish authors.

This single room has survived the centuries with almost no deterioration.

You can see three Irish counties from this Neolithic hillside fort, once the seat of the Kingdom of Ailech.