Places Team Awesome Wants to Go

The Guinness Record holder for largest hedge in the world is a verdant Scottish bulwark.

The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”

This iconic 1,000-year-old medieval castle is a favorite of the film industry, most notably as the location for Hogwarts in Harry Potter.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

A massive bridge forms part of an aqueduct that was deemed an architectural wonder of its time.

This medieval Italian town is a sheer (and beautiful) cliffside defense.

According to the legend, this structure was built in a single night with the help of the devil.

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

The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.

A historical puzzle lies at the origins of this structure.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

Built by the Ancient Greeks, this chariot bridge is still in use today.

Seventeen oak trees sprout from the roof and walls of this tiny chapel without any visual evidence of roots.

A cave network located at the southernmost tip of mainland Greece was once believed to be an entrance to Hades.

One of the world's oldest olive trees, thought to be over 2,000 years old.

Just a few miles from Novalja, a strange geological oddity has left scientists baffled.

A musical instrument played by the sea.

This fountain has a growing (animal) population, and might also be growing in size.

Monasteries on rock pillars, once accessible only by frayed ropes.

Some of the secrets of human origin are revealed at this museum.

A former salt mine is now a cool picnic spot for families and asthmatics.

The oldest olive tree in Greece has been bearing fruit for at least 2,000 years.

For nearly 2,000 years this church has been waging war on local snakes by importing cats.

More than 20,000 salt and pepper shakers from across the globe call this museum home.