Places RafaelMartinez Wants to Go

This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.

An old spa town in the mountains of Romania where, according to legend, the great hero Hercules once bathed.

Once an opulent Art Nouveau hotspot, the Constanța Casino is one of Romania's most beautiful abandoned buildings.

This solitary monastery may hold the remains of Vlad the Impaler (but probably not).

This massive underground salt mine now holds a sci-fi theme park in its depths.

Commonly acknowledged as the only public monument to the Devil himself.

Over two centuries old and counting, Madrid's massive botanical garden contains one of Europe's only desert environments.

The oldest restaurant in the world is this old-world Spanish eatery, still known for its suckling pig.

Among the oldest structures in Madrid, these Moorish walls once guarded the medieval city of Mayrit.

A rare set of strings by famed instrument maker Antonio Stradivarius is on display in the Royal Palace.

The little church's beautifully frescoed ceiling has earned it the nickname “the Sistine Chapel of Madrid.”

Underwater restaurant at the coral reefs of Eilat.

Squeezing inside this deep, narrow canyon reveals a festival of desert colors.

Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.