Places scienceballer Wants to Go

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

A medieval bridge stretches over a sulfur-rich river that leads to year-round natural hot springs.

A naturally beautiful, seemingly bottomless deep blue spring.

This massive monument towers over the city as a constant reminder of the lives lost during Algeria's hard-won war for independence.

One of the best-preserved impact craters on the planet is located in the middle of the Sahara Desert.

The abstract sandstone rock formations at this Algerian national park are rich with prehistoric art.

This dizzying span over the ancient Algerian city was once the highest suspension bridge in the world.

The souls of the dead have made these Ghanese crocodiles shockingly docile.

At Ghana's largest wildlife refuge you feel like you're right in the animals' backyard.

Where thousands of slaves passed through the "Door of No Return."

The wilderness of northern Sweden is full of shelters to protect people from sounding rockets returning from space.

A centuries-old copper mine that once provided two thirds of the world's copper supply.

A centuries-old iron mine is now a paradise for explorers, divers, and spelunkers.

The fastest way to send a message before electricity was invented.

An Italian geologic wonder that served as the inspiration for the landscape of Dante's hell.

This glass skywalk offers vertiginous views down the volcanic cliffs to the beach below.

Sip cherry liqueur at a bar dating back to 1840.

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

This once-forgotten oasis in the middle of Lisbon was first created over a century ago quite by accident.

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

The stunning interior of this Gothic church is covered in ornate gold details.

This charming candle shop has been in business since 1789.

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.