Places remcrae Wants to Go

This wrecked ghost ship has been rusting on a Greek beach since the 1980s.

An autonomous republic of Orthodox monks.

Local lore says two enemy dragons live within these breathtaking mountain lakes.

The ruins of an abandoned medieval city where the last Byzantine emperor was crowned.

A replica of the ice houses that once formed the basis of a local ice cream industry sits proudly in the middle of traffic.

Remnants of the rich history of fish salting in this ancient Mediterranean port town.

The extensive relics of an ancient Roman and Phoenician fish processing plant hide in a town park.

This surreal-looking tree pruned more than 1,000 years ago is still producing olives for oil.

A complimentary beverage is offered to the bodega's resident rodents every day.

A cheese discovery made by shepherds became the pride of a region.

This whimsical winery by Antoni Gaudí looks ripped from the pages of a fairytale.

Madrid's last horchata kiosk is a blue-and-white beacon of refreshment.

The chefs at El Diablo use heat generated by an active volcano to cook the food.

Order cookies baked by cloistered nuns in a 400-year-old monastery.

The walls of these four caverns are filled with art that dates back to the earliest human presence in Europe.

For more than 40 years this Barnum-inspired half-fox, half-woman has been telling fortunes from her cage in a Pakistani zoo.

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

A giant 400-acre preserve in North Florida for displaced wolves.

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

Wading through a small lagoon reveals a secret, wild stretch of pristine beach.

Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.

Feast on buckets of garlicky snails.

Farms are serving pizza made from their own fresh crops, a growing trend in the American Midwest.