Places TravelGal Wants to Go

With over 10,000 lights, this engineering marvel lights up the city after dark.

This abandoned island off the Venetian coast has been a radical monastery, a political prison, and a secret Nazi base.

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

The top of society once luxuriated in this world-class hotel, which continues to impress, even in ruin.

Crumbling ruins of the thermal baths that once attracted royals and aristocrats from throughout Europe.

Monks in the empyreal Alazani River valley have preserved their 1,000-year-old winemaking tradition.

You'll find just about anything in this funky Tbilisi flea market.

The original location of a global franchise in Zagreb stands out for exhibits that challenge perceptions.

A small self-proclaimed micro-state located on a piece of disputed territory between Croatia and Serbia, near Liberland.

A World War II evacuation tunnel turned into a history display of Croatian state and people.

This only museum in the world dedicated solely to mushrooms.

A peculiar museum that includes many drunken tales, a drunk driving simulator, and much more.

Inspired by the famous sculptures on Easter Island, this head serves as a popular meeting spot by Shibuya Station.

A recently-abandoned international exhibition center.

With its vast selection of books, comics, and records, this nearly 70-year-old open-air market always rewards the patient browser.

A mysterious architectural gem in one of the most elegant areas of Buenos Aires.

A vibrant street away from the typical tourist track, lined with colorful, mosaic-covered houses.

A gateway to a mysterious network of underground tunnels.

This historic, palatial theater is now one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

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

The pristine waters crossing this forest form a hidden waterfall among the dense vegetation.

Though an earthquake destroyed this village in 1980, one former resident still walks its streets every day.

An Italian hillside ghost town.