Places rosetatarsky Wants to Go

Gigantic natural towers in a Russian plateau.

Unusual, mushroom-like rock formations caused by weathering and water erosion, set to disappear, according to geologists.

A dormant lightning machine equal to all the power in Russia.

A remote forest of stone pillars along the Lena river.

The world's second-largest excavated hole.

It's hard to believe the dizzying patterns covering this abandoned mine are completely natural.

Moscow's other, lesser known kremlin is a fairytale-like cultural complex modeled after Old Russia.

This ancient village and its adjoining cemetery have a beautiful history of death and remembrance.

Gigantic Romanian salt mines used to heal respiratory conditions.

The Natural History Museum that time forgot.

Romania's "Red Ravine" is a little-known natural wonder that bears a resemblance to the Grand Canyon.

A giant portrait of an ancient king looms over the river.

No one knows who built this strange cave of worship or exactly why.

The romantic botanic tunnel feels like a well-kept secret.

This massive underground salt mine now holds a sci-fi theme park in its depths.

Moss and stone turn this waterfall into an otherworldly liquid veil.

In Portugal, a secluded stretch of untouched natural beauty hides at the bottom of a steep hill.

A cluster of granite granaries perched on stilts.

This charming candle shop has been in business since 1789.

An early work of the architect Álvaro Siza Vieira, these swimming pools blend into the beach.

An abandoned mine now resembles a post-apocalyptic landscape of derelict buildings and blood-red pools of water.

A stunning 18th-century site where pilgrims ascend by a series of punishing stairs only to return via funicular.

A small Portuguese cottage formed between boulders in the countryside.

Picturesque intersection of witchcraft and ancient Christianity.