Places Nobo Wants to Go

The best-preserved ancient theater in the world.

This region of Slovakia boasts some of the most plentiful opal mines in the world.

Also known as the Blue Church, the building was consecrated to the daughter of Andrew II.

A gorgeous stone viaduct crosses over a bucolic valley.

An abandoned 19th-century iron factory perched along the outskirts of an idyllic village.

Too much gossip or just missing curfew could land you in here for a couple of days.

After 11 years of reconstruction work, Slovakia's finest hilltop chapel complex is finally reopen to the public.

An unusual cave filled with rare alien-looking aragonite formations.

Climb around the high waterfalls on series of iron ladders and bridges within the wildest gorge in the Slovak Paradise.

The 700-year-old fortress was the site of Count Orlok's castle in "Nosferatu."

The blood-soaked ruins of the castle where the murderous Blood Countess was walled in alive.

New Zealand's west coast is one of the best places in the world to view these large seabirds.

The steepest classic funicular in the world glides along a dizzying incline.

The world's longest outdoor covered escalator system transports commuters through Hong Kong's hilly terrain.

Climb to the top of the world's largest seated bronze Buddha.

An oversized, oddly designed pedestrian overpass has drawn comparisons to a commode for pachyderms.

The pharmacy's retro ice cream mixer is one of the last of its kind.

There's a mini version of Iguazu Falls hidden in the Balkans, and it's got a rope swing.

Every winter, the wind carves blocks of frozen water into beautiful abstract shapes inside this unusually curved tunnel.

Various forms of phallic art decorate this hill in commemoration of legendary local tragedy.

Monasteries on rock pillars, once accessible only by frayed ropes.

Check out engineering marvels of the past at this unintentionally retrofuturist museum.

A peculiarly shaped brass sculpture hidden in a courtyard in central Lviv