Places notsoyoungnow Wants to Go

A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.

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

Perhaps the most spectacular grotto along the Algarve coastline.

This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."

This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.

This massive underground salt mine now holds a sci-fi theme park in its depths.

This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.

This top-secret nuclear bunker hidden in a Bosnian mountain has been converted to a modern art exhibition space.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

A fortress built to pacify local uprising that had a stint as a Nazi concentration camp before becoming a five-star hotel.

A monument to Lenin has been transformed into a statue of everyone's favorite black-helmeted, fool-choking Sith Lord.

Home to some of the world’s darkest skies, this project blends ancient Māori culture with world-class astro tourism.

The 16-foot sculpture of a hand looks out from his perch on top of an art gallery.

An ancient instrument used to measure the waters of the Nile so Egyptian farmers would know whether to expect famine or flood.

The world's largest underwater restaurant is submerged off the southern tip of Norway.

This 600-year-old home seems to defy physics.

This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.

Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.

Housing a morgue, rare and confiscated weapons, and autopsy remains, the Vancouver police museum displays the dark side of Canada.

A series of waterfalls so massive they straddle the border of Argentina and Brazil.

This historic, palatial theater is now one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores.