Places Rachel B. Doyle Wants to Go

In terms of history and architecture, this is one of the most remarkable cemeteries in the world.

On rare days, this abandoned castle's gatekeepers open its doors, revealing the eye-popping splendor hidden inside.

More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.

Central America's deepest lake is actually a volcanic caldera, surrounded by three volcanoes.

A literally moving statue of stacked metal giants just continually trying (and failing) to find love.

The bluer than blue waters in these natural Israeli caves are reached via the world's steepest cable car.

This historic black and white monastery is one of Bulgaria's architectural jewels.

Moss and stone turn this waterfall into an otherworldly liquid veil.

A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.

Peek through the gates at this oasis from the city, full of Old English charm.

Where the lovelorn find a home for their sentimental keepsakes.

An abused and forgotten metropolis, abandoned for centuries.

The central mosque of this Mali town is entirely built from mud.

The bat-covered home of one of the world's most popular brands of rum is located on a tropical Art Deco campus.

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.

A countryside Romanian cemetery filled with colorful crosses bearing lyrical, ironic, or satirical rhymes.

This odd Chilean waterfall-cano hotel must be entered via a rope bridge.

A walkable map of the world, made from soil and stone by one man.

Stunning examples of Russia's 18th-century wooden architecture.

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

The remains of diamond fever taken over by the desert.

This stunning Brazilian library contains the largest collection of Portuguese texts outside of Portugal itself.

Crumbling remnant of Rio's colonial past tucked behind Corcovado mountain in the neighborhood of Cosme Velho.