Places tarajso Wants to Go

The first geometric self-supporting spiral stairs in Britain are a truly beautiful sight.

This lovely little burbling creek is actually a deadly waterway that has dragged down everyone who ever set foot in it.

The site of many battles and tragedies, including the 40 maidens who leapt into the sea.

A unique Buddhist temple with strange statues, beehives, and dinosaurs.

A dragon-shaped fountain that is said to dispense healing water—unless you're evil.

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

Monty Python fans will recognize this abandoned mine as the Cave of the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog.

A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.

This tiny islet has somehow housed an ancient temple, two monasteries, a church, a fortress, and a restaurant.

Said to be the only museum in the world dedicated to the most classic of all blooms, the rose.

Absolutely no saxophones in the library.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

According to legend, this tomb holds the secrets to time travel.

Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.

This ruined castle is said to be the legendary keep of a Viking princess.

Believed to hold the remains of Japan's most infamous fox spirit, this stone is said to kill those who dare approach.

Though they look like Hobbit houses, these semi-underground stone structures were built for winemaking.

An incredibly well-preserved piece of ninth-century Viking poop.

A collection of art from Bulgaria's time as a communist state.

A Roman monument to their own civil engineering prowess.

This 15th-century Serbian Orthodox monastery also contained a school for illuminating manuscripts.

A hidden stream deep in the mountains creates one of the largest tufa waterfalls in Serbia.

The ruins of this medieval castle on a foggy hill tell the story of a once-mighty empire.

The interior of this Serbian royal family's mausoleum is covered with exquisite mosaics.