Places Talbot von Sregor Wants to Go

This stone tower was built to protect Crete from incoming pirates.

Instead of sermons, this church became home to millions of books.

This historic silent film-era theater is now a community playhouse with a chilling visitor.

This unusual 15th-century house of worship once catered to those who sought its healing properties.

A black sand beach where glacial fragments wash ashore and look like sparkling diamonds.

In 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand spent his final night alive at this luxurious hotel.

This 19th-century house museum features a horse-drawn hearse and other antique oddities.

This statue celebrating early Hollywood is largely forgotten, while its twin replica at Walt Disney World has become an icon.

A museum capturing one of the world's most famous classical composer's battle with hearing loss.

This statue commemorates one of medieval England’s most courageous heroes.

A purr-fectly spirited bronze celebration of local street felines through history.

Planned as the world’s first zero-carbon city, it had lofty ideals—but is only 5 percent completed and aiming for 50 percent carbon-neutral.

An abandoned desert hamlet swallowed up by sand.

This indoor ski resort has a mountain contained inside a mall.

A faithful reproduction of Al-Jazari's enormous water clock.

This artificial archipelago was supposed to resemble a map of the world.

The kitsch mansion of the former Romanian president Nicolae Ceaușescu features a golden bathroom.

An unpaid bill, a stolen stone, and a famous fashion designer rest peacefully alongside a heroine of Highlands history.

Fully loaded, Tunisian-style sandwiches are on the menu at this unassuming hole-in-the-wall.

A massive museum preserving the United States culture and the home of Abraham Lincoln's sleigh.

This Welsh dockyard was the site of the not-so-secret construction of the Millennium Falcon for the original Star Wars trilogy.

Shop at the 200-year-old store where Julia Child stocked up on copper cookware.

New Hampshire's first neighborhood is now preserved as a historic village with live action role players.

The property contains 37 preserved animal effigy mounds constructed by Native Americans between 800-1100.