Places wmilam Wants to Go

Haunting graffiti left by prisoners of the Spanish Inquisition.

A collection of grotesques lines the walls of this Italian villa.

A medieval wash house where people washed clothes in a river allegedly formed by the tears of a mourning nymph.

More than 100 Hindu temples are slowly being swallowed by the forest.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

The enigmatic and seldom visited ruins of a Mayan city-state.

These azure waters were thought to lead to the Mayan Underworld.

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

A magical sinkhole on the Yucatán Peninsula is adorned with mini waterfalls and hanging vines.

A hidden treasure of an abandoned city lies deep in the jungles of Campeche, Mexico.

An ancient quarry rediscovered by a dog and claimed by biblical kings, a German cult, and the Freemasons.

The legendary cliffside castle of three-time Voivode of Wallachia, Vlad the Impaler.

Said to be the only museum in the world dedicated to the most classic of all blooms, the rose.

Some call this eerie forest of crooked trees the "Bermuda Triangle of Romania."

This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.

The preserved arm of a third-century sorcerer is believed to have the power to lift curses and spells.

Perfectly preserved ancient monastery in an impossibly dramatic location on a rocky island in the Atlantic.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

The atmospheric road was never meant to be so creepy.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

This frozen-in-time summer home outside Moscow provides a look at Russian life in the 1950s.

A small part of Russia that does not touch any other part of Russia.

The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.