Places RakelOm Wants to Go

Defying all odds, this lonely little tree found a home on a log sticking out of a Canadian lake.

Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.

This is not only one of the oldest collections in Europe, but also possibly the most beautiful.

The world’s largest underwater sculpture is found just off the coast of Nassau.

One of the world's largest pyramids stands within El Mirador, the "lost city of the Maya."

This floating garden in the sky is straight out of a fairy tale, but the real thing is nothing short of magical.

At night, bats patrol this magnificent 18th-century space in search of book-eating pests.

Famed for its pie, this eatery has a hidden tunnel that allowed Catholics to secretly walk to church during the Reformation.

Some of the Old West's most notorious outlaws frequented this mining town.

These quaint cottages feature built-in signaling devices for fishermen.

A rare surviving Victorian greenhouse designed specifically to house giant water lilies.

Taste the white whiskey that the United States' first president once distilled and enjoyed.

This beautiful 16th-century necropolis marks an astonishing feat in heritage conservation.

Enormous sandstone towers loom within a Czech forest.

The ornate structure is part of a building boasting more marble than the Vatican.

The pretty iron lamp is a reminder of the architecture underneath London's streets.

This beautiful Croatian fortress is haunted by legends of forbidden love.

The big toe of this towering monument to a Croatian national hero is worn from years of superstitious rubbing.

The oldest arboretum on the Dalmatian coast doubles as the gardens of Kings Landing in "Game of Thrones."

When a supermarket opened up shop within a medieval building it became protected by UNESCO on a technicality.

Now harmless, this looming post struck fear into the heart of medieval troublemakers.

A self-proclaimed libertarian micro-state on a tiny bit of disputed territory between Serbia and Croatia.

A wunderkammer of gold and silver reliquaries and ancient saintly bones.

This stunning, out-of-the-way Croatian monument commemorates a community's uprising against occupying fascist forces.