Places remcrae Wants to Go

A grumpy old water goblin guarding an old mill on the Devil’s Stream in Prague.

This Czech church doubles as something of a permanent fashion exhibition for a statue of the Infant Jesus.

A former squatter's paradise outside Prague.

A crucified and bearded female saint.

An existential riddle in the world's largest ancient castle.

Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.

The first museum in the world devoted to sexual gadgetry.

Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.

This artificial cave looks like something out of a fairytale.

The spirit of an executioner is said to cause cars to roll uphill in this English forest.

Near this allegedly haunted pub, you can find strong spirits on the rocks.

This crumbling coast and its teetering tower are literally filled with history, but they are also at great risk of becoming history themselves.

This wooden effigy believed to be King Charles I hung for centuries outside an inn and was mistaken for a deity.

World's oldest and largest space launch facility, once a secret missile testing site.

A brilliant turquoise lake in the mountains.

Rusting ships sit in a desert where a sea used to be.

Granny Smiths and Fujis can both be traced back to Kazakhstan, where apples still grow wild.

Its appearance in "Game of Thrones" may spur on the long-awaited restoration of this medieval shipyard.

Some of the best-preserved specimens of the monumental medieval tombstones found throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Place with alleged mystical powers in Old Orthodox Church in Sarajevo.

The place where World War I began.

A World War II-era sign in Valletta is a reminder of when Malta was besieged so severely that food needed to be rationed.

Both the World War II Allied Forces and NATO have used this modern bunker underneath Malta’s capital.

Valletta’s outdoor theatre stands within the ruins of a 19th-century opera house.