Places rykinu Wants to Go

Wander among the abandoned ruins of this once-powerful medieval town.

This Arctic mining town is home to a cat that's spent years masquerading as a fox.

This magnificent 18th-century hall consists of a maze of nearly a thousand interconnected passages.

An old limestone mine transformed into a beautiful and unusual sculpture museum.

The hidden ruins of an old hydroelectric plant reclaimed by nature.

Buy a token from the liquor store and you can make this beast spew flames on command.

The "Bridge Over the Atlantic" lets you cross the waterway in mere seconds.

A Swedish farm is the world's only producer of the rare, creamy delicacy that is moose cheese.

This 16th-century mosque is the hallmark of the African architectural legacy in India.

One of Chicago's last seafood smokehouses perfects a dying breed of fishcraft.

This pair of running lions engraved on animal bone is one of the earliest artistic depictions of big cats.

A 12th-century church with a medieval fresco and an intriguing “Greek runestone.”

Rumored to have been frequented by Vincent van Gogh, it's the only remaining genever producer in the Hague.

This unique temple complex remains off the typical tourist trail.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

This ordinary street was made infamous by a legendary visit from the devil.

A gruesome and mysterious ancient sculpture of a pagan deity from the Roman occupation of Celtic Britain.

Beneath a Virginia City bar is the entrance to an abandoned gold mine.

This cave system allegedly holds the "metallic library" of a lost ancient civilization.

This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.

Despite its grandiose name, this enigmatic first-century void under the town is no cave, and it's possibly not a palace either.

An extraordinary mix of Phoenician, Roman, early Christian, and Byzantine ruins beautifully set overlooking the Mediterranean.

A beloved carnival gets a modern makeover in Los Angeles.

The verdant mossy ruins of a Franciscan monastery lie in the remote Sintra hills awaiting exploration.