Places Tomas Zagoda Wants to Go

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

These warring psychedelic crags commemorate an unsuccessful military operation.

This cluster of little wooden huts once ground local farmers’ wheat into flour during the days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

This stunning, out-of-the-way Croatian monument commemorates a community's uprising against occupying fascist forces.

A beautiful but toxic fountain of mercury.

The bizarre visions of H.R. Giger, tucked away in a Swiss medieval city.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

Sweden's first nuclear reactor, R1, can be visited 25 meters underground.

An intricately carved Viking church overlooks a glistening fjord.

Hans Christian Andersen for the postmodern world.

The world's longest nonstop reversible cable car soars through spectacular scenery to the medieval Tatev Monastery.

After visiting hours, this picturesque waterfall is essentially turned "off" to be used for hydroelectric power.

An 18-meter-long sarcophagus of a constantly growing dead prophet.

The Avenue of Mausolea is a series of grand palatial tombs.

Light still pours into the ruins of this ancient Islamic observatory.

A jaw-dropping "megalibrary" that turns book-browsing into a geometric adventure.

An unusual and beautiful form of mass transit serves the city's steepest neighborhoods.

Colorful lights and mirror-like brine pools create trippy illusions within the historic mine.

A 10 million-ton rock once worshiped by the Tahamies Indians, accessed by an astounding staircase.

The Andean town where every single building is decorated with a brightly colored frieze.

A dangling church built over a Colombian gorge.

This picturesque mansion has gone from opulent ruin to nature museum.

Visit this odd display of indigenous style in Argentine wine country.

This mysterious anthropomorphic statuette is on display at the National Museum of Oman.