Places Megan Johnson Wants to Go

A perfectly preserved hill village where the buildings are painted like white lace.

The massive white mound and accompanying water terraces are a striking geological oddity.

One of Hungary's most influential places of learning is also home to one of the world's most beautiful libraries.

An industrial site turned into Hungary's most cherished natural wonder.

One of the largest barracks of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy's military is now an abandoned ruin.

Uh, pardon me, ma'am, but I couldn't help noticing that there's a Columbo statue in the middle of Budapest.

This Hungarian stilt village is built in a lake that never freezes over due to the power plant that that uses it as a cooling pond.

The abandoned "Red Star Train Graveyard" is the final rusting place for precious artifacts of train history.

This Budapest bar allows drinkers to leave their mark on the walls, floor, and even ceiling.

A 19th-century artistocrat's mansion, turned into a library, hidden in a modern library.

Croatia's "hairy stone" fortress is one of the most well preserved Istrian castles.

The complex has been abandoned since the Croatian War of Independence, barring a stint as a set for 'Game of Thrones.'

This scale model of our solar system hid in plain sight for years before a physics team sought out all the planets.

This Croatian fairytale castle is slowly falling apart thanks to years of neglect.

Gargoyle head that brings good luck.

This huge metal monument is slowly being stripped to its concrete skeleton.

The remains of a sunken military ship wreck visible through clear water.

This stunning, out-of-the-way Croatian monument commemorates a community's uprising against occupying fascist forces.

A musical instrument played by the sea.

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

An ethereal glowing blue ocean cave in Croatia.

A field filled with carved medieval tombstones called stećak.

This historic timepiece is thought to be the only public clock in the world that keeps lunar time.

This ironic war memorial thumbs its nose at a campaign of inedible humanitarian aid food products.