Places scc970 Wants to Go

The grand, column-fronted, sculpture-adorned home of the ambitious digital library.

The bust of Romania’s most notorious ruler, Vlad Dracula aka "Vlad the Impaler," keeps watch over the ruins of his medieval court.

Double spiral staircases are not unheard of, but they are very rare.

The ruins of an ancient island city built atop a coral reef in the South Pacific are spectacular and strange enough to have inspired H.P. Lovecraft.

Once standing on solid ground, this slender beacon is a victim of the very shoreline it was charged with announcing.

The abandoned mine where American troops discovered a treasure trove of art and artifacts hidden by the Nazis.

Remains of the old fortification along the Western border of the USSR, now an elaborate defense museum.

The yawning remains of a complex naval fortress still haunt this Australian shore.

The ruins on a deserted tropical island in the Philippines bear the scars of WWII.

Death rituals and sacrifice inside a Peruvian megalith.

Preserved Inca city and site of the last Inca stronghold against the Spanish conquistadors.

The stones of this Incan wall complex fit together so well you couldn't fit a piece of paper between some of them.

A small island with no monkeys but plenty of military ruins.

The Uyghur settlement in the middle of a lake continues to raise questions.

The ancient remains of this natural fortress can still be found along the Silk Road looking surprisingly preserved.

A five-square-mile slice of Spain on the Mediterranean coast of North Africa.

This 13th century castle is chock full of ghosts and impossibly rare cows.

A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.

This castle-fortress is a living example of the transition from medieval defenses to modern fortifications.

This ancient theater was once the home of fierce gladiatorial battles.

This long line of cement defensive wedges is named after the famous chocolate bar for obvious reasons.

Between Neo-Pagans and Neo-Nazis, these strange rock formations have a curious cult following and a very strange history.

This elaborate hole in the ground was built as a sacred site for an ancient civilization.