Places ohwatkins Wants to Go

A stunning 18th-century site where pilgrims ascend by a series of punishing stairs only to return via funicular.

The partially submerged ruins of a white marble quarry used in ancient Greece for over 1,200 years.

This ancient statue of Dionysus lies unfinished and abandoned in one of Greece's oldest quarries.

This famous archeological mystery may be an ancient example of movable type.

Replicas of Apollo's leonine stone guard cats still line a sacred row in Greece.

According to myth, Zeus himself was hidden in this cave to escape being eaten by his dad.

A Bronze age settlement on the Greek island of Santorini might have been the inspiration for Plato's Atlantis.

A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.

This Austrian museum celebrates the work of famous forgers and their inimitable imitations.

Years of neglect and nature took a toll on this 19th-century lighthouse.

The man who is mainly remembered for a chicken dish he had nothing to do with is buried under a large concrete dome.

A complex and beautiful system of rice terraces covers a million acres over the mountains.

Why walk on this historical site when you can zoom down instead?

This abandoned fishing settlement may well be the greenest village in the world.

Sitting atop a rock on Michamvi Pingwe beach, this restaurant becomes its own island at high tide.

A salty red wasteland in Tanzania is a breeding spot for endangered flamingos.

Drink and dine in a coral cave that's at least 120,000 years old.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

The engineering wonder and pleasure dome of a much-maligned emperor still holds undiscovered secrets.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.

Ancient paintings known as the "Sistine Chapel of Cave Art."

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.