Places RakelOm Wants to Go

One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.

The violinist who played on as the Titanic sank is buried in this quiet English cemetery.

Asthmatic Charles Hyett's son built a fantastical garden for his father to convalesce in, alas it was too late.

The largest cave chamber in Britain—big enough to fit a whole cathedral inside.

A long, winding trek rewards you with a gorge so captivating it inspired a painting in the Tate.

At the United Kingdom's only residential library you can sleep among the books.

Harry Potter once visited this massive limestone cliff, which was carved by an ancient glacial river.

A mysterious demonic figure peers down from its perch within the gorgeous Chester Cathedral.

A rare wooden coffin set vertically into the Gothic arch of an ruined church.

They squeal, they nosh, they look like predators.

Millions of glowing microscopic organisms light up the waters of this luminous lagoon.

Nature took her revenge on the "Wickedest City in the World."

The only sea in the world that has no land boundary.

A glowing underwater cliff attracts marine life and divers in equal measure.

This portion of a lovely Belize beach is infested with (harmless) sharks and rays.

Elaborate patterns adorn the city's disappearing traditional architecture.

This impressive system of tanks was used to store drinking water as long as 2,000 years ago.

The medieval-looking hammer beam teak roof may be a Victorian vanity, but it's still absolutely magnificent.

The whimsical twist of this spire was either caused by the Devil, an unexpected virgin, or lead.

A remarkable medieval structure born from a 14th-century disaster.

A mesmerizing reservoir nestled at the heart of a pre-Islamic Yemeni village.

Bali's remote "gateway to heaven" is one of the most sacred places on the island.

A fairytale island floats in the middle of Italy's little-known Lake Orta.

The ancient water tanks remain some of the ruined city’s most beautiful architecture.