Places wmilam Wants to Go

These ruins in Volvi were once at the intersection of the Eastern and Western Worlds.

A spectacular cave and a beguiling lake.

This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.

One of the oldest churches in Romania is believed to have been built on the site of a pagan temple.

An extensive collection of reliquaries containing the bones of saints housed in the largest Catholic church in Venice.

Lithuania's outdoor sculpture trail of wooden folk art.

Once known throughout Europe, this tiny and unusually progressive 18th century micro-nation within Lithuania now lies in ruins.

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

A subterranean Holocaust refuge within one of the world's longest cave systems.

A memorial museum to the political prisoners who were held at Sighet Prison, once one of the most feared places in Romania.

A collection of items from a way of life that no longer exists.

This elaborately decorated, fairytale-like Romanian royal palace is one of the most striking castles in Europe.

Moss and stone turn this waterfall into an otherworldly liquid veil.

This solitary monastery may hold the remains of Vlad the Impaler (but probably not).

The largest catacomb system in the world.

No one knows who built this strange cave of worship or exactly why.

An old hill fort covered in over 100,000 crosses is a symbol of Lithuanian nationalism and beliefs.

This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.

A mysterious structure left behind on the Polish mountainside, sometimes called "Hitler's Stonehenge".

This mysterious and once-grand memorial still embodies a remarkable architectural vision.

A fairytale Gothic castle steeped in Nazi treasure conspiracy theories.

"The prettiest love letters in the world" ... or so said Lord Byron.

The astonishing collection of an infamous criminologist.

Virgil's many-mouthed gateway to the underworld.