Places pleiades Wants to Go

This 14th-century Sri Lankan temple is a mixture of Sinhalese and Dravidian architecture.

An asymmetrically spiraling tower perched on top of a protected mountain.

This peaceful, round shrine in the middle of the Sri Lankan jungle acts as a beacon of peace.

This ancient cave temple complex is the largest and best-preserved temple complex in Sri Lanka.

This Tibetan monastery has survived multiple attacks and is also a sky burial site.

A statue erected in honor of the toadish nickname given to Jersey residents by the French.

This natural crater along the coast of Jersey may take its name from the devil statues who have watched over it.

This unusual piece of Renaissance art depicting the bodily horror of crucifixion and skin disease may have been inspired by fungus-induced hallucinations.

These colorful French islands spent a stint bootlegging booze during American Prohibition.

An off-the-beaten-path boutique stuffed with an eclectic collection of upcycled goods.

What looks like a normal building is really a hollow facade hiding a subway vent.

Tables of secondhand books fill the inner courtyard of this 17th-century stock exchange.

Wander among free-roaming storks at the sanctuary that helped save them from local extinction.

Tens of thousands of ancient rock carvings hidden in the heart of a French national park.

This mountain trail inspired Nietzsche to complete his magnum opus.

A haunting medieval mural of the Danse Macabre graces the walls of this church.

This small island, a byproduct of 19th-century canal construction, is now home to a charming Japanese garden.

A 2017 crowdfunding campaign saved this historic castle from being destroyed.

An art-filled botanical garden and former dyeworks hiding in plain sight.

A fortified palace in the shape of a ship on the Thiou river.

Explore an eerie, abandoned medieval citadel.

From Carthage's Hannibal to riders of the Tour de France, many have crossed this scenic route through the Alps.

This impressive chasm is one of the longest natural underground cavities in the world.

This imposing castle has stood for nearly a thousand years.