Places Sputnicktatorship Wants to Go

This submersible road connecting a French island to the mainland is lined with safety towers for when the tide strands travelers.

This frequently-photographed waterfall takes only a short hike to visit.

This tangled English forest looks like something right out of a fairytale.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

Bizarre lunar-like landscape with thousands of large stone "hoodoos."

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

This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.

Stonehenge has nothing on Castlerigg’s views.

One of the most breathtaking railways in Europe also takes one of the steepest climbs, from fjord to mountain plateau.

The entire length of the border is marked by a 20-foot-wide slash through the trees.

Where the Great Wall of China meets the sea.

The park preserves a single, rare species of carnivorous plant that spells doom for unsuspecting insects.

This modern labyrinth lies in the shadow of a ruined medieval castle.

Stockholm's deepest subway station is also a stunning ecological wonder.

Two very green residential towers cleaning the air in one of Europe's most polluted cities.

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

This seaside Italian village doesn't just look Escher-esque, it actually inspired the mind-bending artist.

More gold than anywhere else, ever.

Amalfi's pre-industrial history is slowly being engulfed by the lush vegetation of the Ferriere Valley.

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

The ruins of this medieval castle overlook the lake of Piediluco in what was once a sacred forest.

This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.