Places Megan Johnson Wants to Go

A muddy alien landscape that is home to rare species of exotic plants.

This Romanian village may have been drowned, but it is long from forgotten.

One of the oldest churches in Romania is believed to have been built on the site of a pagan temple.

A giant portrait of an ancient king looms over the river.

This elaborately decorated, fairytale-like Romanian royal palace is one of the most striking castles in Europe.

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

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

Moss and stone turn this waterfall into an otherworldly liquid veil.

This sign marks the entrance to a tiny proto-state within the small country of Moldova.

There is a mouldering Jewish cemetery hidden away in the capital of Moldova.

Elaborate mansions built by Roma residents in Soroca to show their success after centuries of discrimination.

The largest wine cellar in the world is a 150-mile network of underground caves near the capital of Moldova.

World's largest crossword puzzle spans the side of a towerblock, its clues scattered throughout the city.

A reconstructed medieval gateway that was the magnificent entrance to the capital city dating back to 1037.

Ukraine's oldest operating pharmacy now offers guests a fascinating walk through apothecary history.

One of the most poignant ruins of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster, the local football team's stadium has been quickly reclaimed by nature.

This derelict superstructure was a very important warning system for the Soviet military.

A subterranean Holocaust refuge within one of the world's longest cave systems.

This beautiful natural train tunnel is said to grant the wishes of visiting lovebirds.

The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.

A decommissioned Soviet airplane has been used as a movie theater and a cultural center.

Glowing orb in Minsk houses 8,600,000 items.

A striking Soviet memorial commemorates the liberation of Belarus from the Nazis.

Thanks to its heroic service during WWII this Soviet castle has been turned into a monument towered over by a brutalist titan.