Places piegem Wants to Go

An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.

Once a forgotten city-wall tower, now the centerpiece of an underground bicycle parking.

Along the banks of the Teltow Canal in southwestern Berlin stands one of the city’s most controversial buildings, a hulking Brutalist laboratory that looks more like a warship than a research facility.

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

The world’s largest museum dedicated to mining, complete with an underground show cave.

This deserted town in the hills of Croatia’s "party island" may have a scandalous connection to King Henry VIII.

Mysterious tombstones thought to be remnants of Atlantis.

Tucked into the hills above Rafailovići, this small hidden waterfall offers a rare pocket of calm just minutes from Montenegro’s crowded Adriatic beaches.

The remains of prehistoric monument make this place feel secluded, as if history wants to tell you something.

A lending library of all possible categories of esoteric literature.

The history of occult science is turned into a creepshow at this lurid Prague tourist attraction.

A 14th-century church holds a unique monument to a German mathematician who dedicated his life to calculating the value of pi.

Art and concrete merge into a single entity within a WWII bunker that possesses a deeply storied and turbulent history.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

A ruined farmhouse that inspired an (inaccurate) illustration for Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel “Wuthering Heights.”

The telephone was first conceived here in 1874 by Alexander Graham Bell.

A folly hidden in the woods that once became home to a cowherd.

A winding cave grotto walkway built to provide employment for veterans after World War I.

Grand Orthodox cathedral with walls filled with frescoes and icons.

These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.

Take a guided tour at this tucked-away villa, which is an internationally recognized architectural gem.