Places simonele Wants to Go

One of the world's most unusual events combines headbanging and needlework.

It's believed this golden brick is part of the legendary lost Aztec treasure.

This grisly exhibit houses skeletons and weapons from a devastating 14th-century clash.

The only pub in the world surrounded by an ancient stone circle.

This single-track road rewards brave drivers with stunning Scottish scenery.

An exhibition space dedicated to American outsider art created between the 18th and 21st centuries.

The original movie set for the home of 'Star Wars' hero Luke Skywalker.

The Cycladic architecture makes this Athens neighborhood feel like an island paradise hidden in the shadow of the Acropolis.

An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.

Concrete pillars provide a beautiful canvas for Quebec City's graffiti artists.

The world's only pure blue lizard lives exclusively on this secluded tropical island.

A fairytale-like grove with a crystal-clear spring bubbling under the shade of a massive ancient tree.

In this subterranean brick arcade, a small shop continues the ancient practice of bookbinding.

An atmospheric, medieval-themed book store hides in a 13th-century underground space.

One of the few places where you can visit a cenote and Maya ruins at the same time.

This small island has a dark past as a colony for Chinese lepers and a dropoff point for bootleggers.

The largest salt lake in the Sahara is mysteriously alluring.

This women-run eatery and cooking school is putting India's long-neglected tribal cuisines back on the menu.

At the right time of day, sunlight floods through the roof of this cave and illuminates the small pavilion hidden within.

It was dubbed the "Garden of Plates" because it's covered in pieces of discarded dishes.

A Caribbean chef recreates his enslaved great-great-grandmother's dishes inside the home she purchased after buying her freedom.

An ancient Incan convent on Lake Titicaca's Island of the Moon.

This historic Mexican convent is home to a tree that grows crucifix-like thorns.

This enchanting mountain plateau celebrates spooky local folklore.