Places simonele Wants to Go

Western Europe's only representation of a Roman goddess still in its original location sits in an unassuming park.

The largest library in Latin America owes its existence to an Old World earthquake and a Napoleonic invasion.

An abandoned horror film set sits eerily along a highway through Hollywood's "door to the desert."

There are millions of temples in India, but only one prominent temple dedicated to the Hindu creator god.

This charming wooden church was disassembled and moved not once but twice before settling in this Prague garden.

This striking, two-toned confluence of rivers is visible from space.

The forgotten tomb of the Peruvian rubber baron who was the inspiration for Werner Herzog's epic film "Fitzcarraldo."

Bacteria and algae give the salty water its bubblegum hue.

At the foot of a waterfall lies a peaceful swimming lagoon and evidence of over 60,000 years of human habitation.

Barcelona's historic 19th-century sewers, whose foundations were laid in medieval times, are open to the public for exploring.

Hundreds of stone stairs and a winding medieval bridge connect this haunting Spanish island to the mainland.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

An enchanting monastery in the Spanish countryside appears lifted from a fantasy tale.

Bronze plates placed around this Scottish fishing village form a true-scale model of the solar system.

A whale's jawbone and a malfunctioning harpoon welcome you to the village of Bragar and its lore.

Beautiful mostly-abandoned town only accessible by sea-worthy boat or plane.

Knitting isn't just for grandmothers and counterculture isn't just for punks.

The sunken structure looks like the victim of a catastrophic flood.

Eerie ruins of an abandoned medieval fishing village crumble atop an unforgiving stretch of earth.

A collection of beautiful crystals shaped like freshly plucked roses.

This gorgeous, colorful 18th-century church is part of one of Bolivia's few surviving Jesuit missions.

The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.

The classic Atari game's iconic aliens have invaded downtown San Diego.

Louise Bourgeois' 30-foot-tall steel spider sculpture.