Places PauI Wants to Go

At this ancient settlement at the foot of Mount Babadağ, honeycomb tombs are carved into a round cliff.

This hulking behemoth is actually five interconnected towers built in the 1960s.

An Aztec snake god has taken the material form of an apartment complex.

The creek where a shark wreaked terror upon New Jersey, and served as the inspiration for "Jaws."

Once luxurious, these oceanfront beach homes have been left to succumb to the elements as the beach is slowly washed away.

A remote island holds what claims to be Scotland's smallest cinema.

The hidden "ballroom" under a mansion lake was built by a criminal who ate a cyanide pill during his trial.

This bridge is so steep it looks like a rollercoaster.

A remarkably opulent mansion with a tragic history.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

A stone troll guards the hike that leads to this waterfall.

This abandoned five-star hotel is now a five-star urban exploration destination.

This truly palatial work of Communist-era architecture now sits crumbling on a Croatian beach.

The world’s highest ski resort was deserted after an 18,000-year-old glacier melted away.

This large, circular tomb is the final resting place of the first emperor of Rome.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

Accessible only by boat, this centuries-old island fort never saw troops or combat.

One of the most breathtaking railways in Europe also takes one of the steepest climbs, from fjord to mountain plateau.

Ride in 1960s style on the private luxury train Marshal Josip Tito used to travel around Yugoslavia.

A historic freight system that found the true gold rush is in tourism.

Take a steam-powered ride straight out of the past on this Appalachian rail line.

A historic steam train meanders along one of the most scenic rail routes in Germany's Black Forest.

This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.

The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel, where they were hidden for nearly 500 years.