Places patricklongmire Wants to Go

This medieval church in a small Austrian village is home to a 700-year-old Mickey Mouse lookalike.

Unbeknownst to most passersby, this marble statue standing outside an office building is a genuine piece of second-century Rome.

The last remaining pre-dreadnought battleship in the world has been a museum for nearly a century.

According to legend, this cavern holds the passage that Persephone used to travel to and from the underworld.

The tallest waterfall in the Judean Desert is named for its connection to a biblical figure.

The oldest church in Serbia was also the ecclesiastical seat of the region during the Middle Ages.

This iconic Peak District ridge was once one of the busiest roads in medieval Britain.

An abandoned church gets a second life as a massive beer hall and event space.

This now-abandoned outcrop is an important Native American spiritual site, overtaken by European settlers and mining pollution.

Known as the most scenic route in Sri Lanka, this train line is steeped in history and offers an unparalleled view of the country.

The last surviving roundhouse in the United Kingdom also plays host to a popular annual beer and music festival.

Morocco’s modern capital was once a haven for Barbary pirates, who went so far as to establish a republic of their own.

In the shadow of a former battleground, the resting place for nearly 2,000 soldiers who died in World War I.

Hundreds of preserved dinosaur footprints can be found along a hiking trail in this small village.

One of the most well-preserved castles in Italy also contains a rare medieval example of a port fortification.

This burial mound is said to be the final resting place of Russia's first Viking ruler, Oleg of Novogrod.

This picturesque castle in Poland has a rich history, including a legend that ties it to lost Incan treasures.

On the shores of Lake Garda, the ruins of a Roman villa that allegedly belonged to the poet Catullus.

Also known as Rye Castle, this 13th-century fortification later became a prison and held one of Rye's most famous criminals.

An annual celebration of the region's successful elk reintroduction program.

Heralded as the world's first theater, these ruins are often overlooked as they reside in the shadows of the Acropolis.

Inside this metro station is a section of the city's former medieval fortification.

This rock formation named for its unique shape is one of many that call the Alabama Hills home.

This unique graffiti art from the 1940s has become a staple of this local landscape in the remote California desert.