Places pacooper Wants to Go

Locals pay their respects at a shrine to soccer player Diego Maradona—which claims to contain a real lock of his hair.

Does this church in Naples hold the true tomb of Vlad the Impaler, the notoriously cruel figure who inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula?

Denied an electric train set as a child, a wealthy man built this railroad instead.

This statue stands in honor of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, the French author of 'The Little Prince' and an aviation hero.

This beautifully designed star-shaped fort was the premier defense system of the late 1500s.

Giant wind turbine with observation deck at the very top.

A museum in south England celebrates the amphibious vehicles that cruise on a cushion of air.

Cornish legend says these ancient circles were people turned to stone for playing hurling on a Sunday.

This antique prison is a tourist attraction with a sordid past.

This ruined 15th-century hermitage is steeped in myth and mystery.

400-year-old garden, restored to beauty.

The ruins of an 11th-century Norman castle with a rare, perfectly circular shape.

Today this former Nazi concentration camp stands as a poignant memorial to the victims of fascism, and a warning from history.

The entrance to this Frankfurt subway station looks like an old tram car crashed into the concrete sidewalk.

The Last Home of an Executed King.

Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.

A natural arch carved by a river gave its name to the so-called "Cave of Forgotten Dreams."

These quaint French houses dangle precariously over a precipice.

A chapel on a volcanic core, marking the end of a successful journey.

This elaborate banquet hall in Queen Victoria's summer residence is an homage to Indian architecture, including miniature models of palaces in India.

Along a Roman road flanked with beech trees hides a tale of wizardry and xenophobia.

This whimsical castle of grottoes was the labor of love of a French postman, and one of the greatest achievements of outsider architecture.

An ancient monastery, a locked room, and a mysterious book heist.

Created hundreds of years ago, the magical follies and landscapes at this park were almost lost to time before being restored.