Places Whit Wants to Go

A statue in Budapest's Liberty Square honors the former U.S. president's efforts to end the Cold War.

A forgotten graveyard lost in the tangles of an overgrown garden.

Late at night, the bust of the "Dracula" actor was snuck onto the facade of this Budapest castle.

Budapest's Communist-era statues, banished to the suburbs.

Possibly the world's largest hourglass only needs to be reset every New Year's Eve.

This off-beat, quirky communism-themed bar isn't afraid to poke fun at its history.

From Austrians to Nazis to Soviets, this historic Budapest fortress has a history as complex as the city itself.

Once the home of a hermetic monk, this cave now houses a small church.

A series of caves under Castle Hill that once held the prisoner Vlad Tepes, better known as Count Dracula.

A 19th-century artistocrat's mansion, turned into a library, hidden in a modern library.

This Budapest bar allows drinkers to leave their mark on the walls, floor, and even ceiling.

This neolithic stone grave has been altered and restored so often its now more neo than lithic.

Britain’s longest ancient monument, this great 8th century earthwork was built to mark the boundary between what would become England and Wales.

Britain’s highest medieval monastery is a remote ruin nestled at the head of a valley 1,240 feet above the sea.

The largest of only eight working transporter bridges left in the world.

This Roman amphitheater is said to be King Arthur's legendary Round Table.

Go deep down into the earth to experience the world of Welsh coal miners.

The world’s only museum dedicated to baked beans.

A rocky sea serpent hides caves, blowholes, and a spectacular natural bridge.

A Neolithic burial tomb connected with a colorful array of legends.

This lonely cast-iron structure is the only wave-washed lighthouse of its kind left in all of Britain.

Several land speed world records were shattered at this Welsh beach.

A spiral staircase connects the limestone cave with Pembroke Castle, birthplace of King Henry VII.

A hermit's tiny cell built into the cliffside that saved him in South Pembrokeshire.