Places Rogier Wants to Go

Bacteria and algae give the salty water its bubblegum hue.

This romantic, decaying 13th-century ruin on the edge of Sherwood Forest is reputedly one of England's most haunted places.

An abandoned Soviet-era mining town in the mountains of South Kazakhstan.

The museum calls itself the "National Museum of the Paranormal" and is full of eerie oddities.

This isolated structure beckons adventurers with sublime views of the Faroe Islands.

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

A collection of 16,000 antlers crammed beautifully into a small shed.

The most southerly spot on New Zealand's South Island is home to surreally shaped, permanently mangled trees.

The largest cactus farm in Africa.

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

Live a night as a Byzantine King, with a minibar and private jacuzzi.

While not Turkey's deepest underground city, this subterranean redoubt is the largest.

The deepest underground city in Turkey was designed to protect 20,000 people behind massive stone doors.

This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.

The ruins of a medieval castle linked to the murderous French lord that inspired the famous legend of Bluebeard.

The institution is sitting on a goldmine of 21,000 paints, varnishes, pigments, and primers preserved for posterity.

This giant, 83-year-old ship elevator is an engineering feat to behold.

Iran's colorful terraces are a rare geological masterpiece.

Dead weights honor the dead of Portugal's fishing industry.

It took an artist 20 years to create this sprawling sculpture garden honoring the area's ancient inhabitants.

A mysterious light floating in the trees of Arkansas may be a piezoelectric effect.

The first skyscraper to include a Ferris wheel built into the facade.

This Manchester laundromat is hiding something.

The skulls and bones of thousands of soldiers line the walls of this small Italian chapel.