Places Rosa Elliott Wants to Go

A small island dotted with old, historic Finnish buildings.

This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.

Menacing or in memoriam, the Silent People and their meaning are left to interpretation.

A lovingly curated curio shop in which the taxidermy wear newspaper party hats, and peanut shells are spread across every surface.

This stone figurine was made more than 6,000 years ago and depicts a female deity of the Neolithic Vinča culture.

Christianity and Islam have clashed, yet here a Serbian Orthodox church and a mosque stand together.

The ceiling of this cavern is dripping with multicolored marble stalactites.

Climb into Albania's communist history while enjoying a spectacular ocean view.

This abandoned prison was so notorious that its name has become a metaphor throughout Albania.

This ominous Albanian fortress houses tanks and downed planes as a reminder of their victories over Western imperialism.

In the heart of Tirana, this underground nuclear bunker has been transformed into a museum.

Once the fallout shelter of a dictator, this sprawling bunker is now a combined history museum and contemporary art gallery.

An Albanian monument to the Communism that nearly crushed the country is now a crumbling wreck.

A museum dedicated to secret surveillance.

A Red Cross memorial museum at the site of the Niš concentration camp that operated for four eventful years during World War II.

An extraterrestrial-themed art exhibit makes the perfect place to crash-land while interacting with Andean culture and history.

This archaeological museum in one of Peru’s most intriguing regions exhibits ancient artifacts from the Nazca civilization.

The retired vessel is South America's first floating museum.

This bullring in Lima is the oldest in the Americas and the second-oldest in the world.

The elaborate crypt where Peruvian heroes of the War of the Pacific were laid to rest.

Peru’s only toy museum houses everything from pre-Inca whistles to lead soldiers and terrifying dolls.

A highland eco-park celebrates more than a thousand varieties of tuber.

Built on the remains of one the Incas’ most important gathering spots, this square keeps the spirit of a fallen empire alive.

The shockingly unspoiled Peruvian tomb of the Lord of Sipan was once guarded by a footless warrior.