Places myklbrown Wants to Go

Once the fallout shelter of a dictator, this sprawling bunker is now a combined history museum and contemporary art gallery.

Hundreds of thousands of concrete bunkers crowd Albania long after the fall of Communism.

This ominous Albanian fortress houses tanks and downed planes as a reminder of their victories over Western imperialism.

Popular river that runs through the remote Serbian municipality of Leskovac.

This outcropping was once home to a medieval monastery destroyed during the Ottoman conquest.

The bizarre rocks of Đavolja Varoš are the result of natural erosion.

Structure built from the skulls of vanquished foes.

This oasis-like spring in the Sonoran Desert is home to unique, endangered species.

Legends of treasure and spirits flow from this this fairy tale-like oasis.

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

The largest and most well-preserved petroglyph site in the Verde Valley.

The oldest still-operating tavern in the United States was once owned by a pirate.

Morocco’s modern capital was once a haven for Barbary pirates, who went so far as to establish a republic of their own.

Legend has it this historic port was a popular hideout and smuggling spot for pirates.

This medieval hilltop village was abandoned at the end of the 19th century, after existing for more than 500 years.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

This 170-year-old Swiss guesthouse built into the side of a mountain is best accessed by a cable car.

A star-shaped fortress town fort built in the geometric model of the Renaissance utopian city.

Countless grotesque faces stare out from this eerie Prague art wall.

This mysterious medieval grotto holds a grid of sacred wells of unknown purpose.

A 200-year-old prison that now houses a peculiar crime museum.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

The oldest residential street in Europe also features an optical illusion.

The remains of a magnificent medieval fortress that was the capital of a vast empire.