Places rosetatarsky Wants to Go

Ruins of a German castle on top of a towering stone pillar.

A slice of central Asia in the middle of Berlin.

This futuristic German spa allows visitors to float in a pool of salt water while zoning out to underwater techno.

The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”

A quarry cum sculpture park where the works of art are chiseled into the very walls.

Rows of multicolored bathing huts paint the sand dunes with pops of color.

Buddha and Jesus tower over this French mountainside headquarters of the Aumism religious cult.

This building’s ghostly exterior reflects its former lives as a prison, school, and funeral home.

One architect's organic, human-centric design has been fully realized in this alien art house.

The world's most famous cheese caves.

Miles of man-made caves and tunnels are currently used for cultivating mushrooms.

Elaborate patterns adorn the city's disappearing traditional architecture.

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

A city built from mud and known as the "Manhattan of the desert."

The most alien-looking place on Earth.

An abandoned desert hamlet swallowed up by sand.

This mysterious cliffside carving of an ancient Hittite deity has baffled scholars for centuries.

A charming beach town in Turkey captures all the colors of the rainbow.

The ancient abodes are a testament to human ingenuity amid harsh climates.

Standing proud atop a Turkish bluff, this Ottoman palace has retained its grandeur despite being abandoned for centuries.

The ornate miniature mansions were built for Istanbul's feathered residents.

Naturally protected city carved from a rock face.

A Lycian city of the dead carved into the hillside of Southern Turkey, complete with startlingly human touches.

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.