Places Megan Johnson Wants to Go

Moorish signal station on a stratgic rocky outcrop.

A Franco-era dam flooded (almost) everyone out of this centuries-old Aragonese town.

Bacteria and algae give the salty water its bubblegum hue.

Considered the birthplace of the Copper Age and Bronze Age, the river is tinted red from 5,000 years of mining.

Partially collapsed lava tube and cave system complete with concert hall, underground pond, and unique albino crabs.

Cursed swimming pool left abandoned is now a favorite of filmmakers and ghost hunters.

Abandoned for decades, trains still pass through the now-restored remains of one of Madrid's first metro stations.

One of the few remaining ancient aqueducts described by Frontinus as 'the most solemn testimony of the Empire.'

At the foot of a waterfall lies a peaceful swimming lagoon and evidence of over 60,000 years of human habitation.

A Spanish town built into the cliffs.

A gravity-defying "devil's bridge" that has a surprising architectural feature for its stability.

Hundreds of stone stairs and a winding medieval bridge connect this haunting Spanish island to the mainland.

Natural stone arches form a walkable "cathedral" at low tide, then disappear entirely when the water returns.

Wonderland replication in progress by one persistent man.

An enchanting monastery in the Spanish countryside appears lifted from a fantasy tale.

These secluded and abandoned anti-aircraft defenses have become one the most scenic viewpoints in Barcelona.

A beautiful but toxic fountain of mercury.

Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.

A medieval military street hidden beneath a charming French fishing village.

Abandoned blockhouses from Nazi Germany's Atlantic Wall erode into the sea on a French beach.

The world's largest boar is a huge steel titan found at a French rest stop.

A tiny, forgotten park of surrealist sculptures in Angouleme.

For those late-night mollusk cravings.

Remains of the artificial harbours invented for the Allied invasion of Normandy can still be seen at sea.