Places pvilla Wants to Go

Natural cathedral designed by Italian artist Giuliano Mauri.

Rome’s legendary peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

Replica of mosque destroyed by Russia in the 16th century.

Dozens of padlock-trees along the Moscow River.

Some of the world's only freshwater seals live in one very special lake in Russia.

Moscow's other, lesser known kremlin is a fairytale-like cultural complex modeled after Old Russia.

It took over half a century but a Russian monument to a famous and tragic space pup finally stands in Moscow.

Legends of time travel and magical woodland creatures bolster the natural charm of this verdant sanctuary in the midst of Moscow.

A remote forest of stone pillars along the Lena river.

Abandoned castle was once a grand example of Russian privilege, built exclusively to win a frivolous bet between noblemen.

A little church on a tiny island looks like something from a fairy tale.

Nightmarish example of the unintended consequences of weapons testing.

This ancient village and its adjoining cemetery have a beautiful history of death and remembrance.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

This Costa Rican topiary park is a surreal garden of unearthly delights.

Abandoned Japanese ghost town gives a glimpse into what our own metropolises may leave behind.

The magical, mossy forest that inspired 'Princess Mononoke.'

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.