Places Vegian Wants to Go

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

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

Home to 23 voluptuous and instantly lovable sculptures by one of Latin America's most celebrated artists.

Two identical statues by Fernando Botero, one blown to pieces in a terrorist bombing, the other donated as a gift for peace.

This unofficial museum details the rise and fall of Colombia's most notorious narcotrafficker, Pablo Escobar.

The religious shrine that Pablo Escobar's men would allegedly visit before completing a mission.

The (usually) serene burial place of the world's most notorious drug lord.

Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.

This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.

Estonia's largest creative city is a vibrant bohemian hub located within a former industrial complex.

An empty relic of the Moscow Olympics crumbles away in Estonia's capital.

An underground nightclub helped spark a "Singing Revolution."

This free museum is building a collection of books that are banned, censored or burnt around the world.

A secluded art gallery hidden within the cellars beneath Tallinn’s medieval monastery.

"There's nothing there," and other lies the KGB told us.

Freddie Mercury's childhood home is now a monument to the iconic Queen rockstar.

Uganda's smallest savannah park is home to over 350 species of birds and mammals.

The world's only facility where orphaned mountain gorillas are cared for.

Mount Nyiragongo has erupted at least 34 times since 1882 and is home to the world's largest lava lake.

Burial site of the world's most widely known researcher on the endangered mountain gorilla.

This massive underground salt mine now holds a sci-fi theme park in its depths.

A stunning 18th century pharmacy and medieval chemist's collection.

Packed to the ceiling with antique taxidermy and hunting arms.

The ancient Greek Titan guards this massive dam holding a lightning bolt to symbolize electricity.