Places jennieshepard74 Wants to Go

This cultural center showcases what may be the oldest ongoing community in all of North America.

The mounds on this coastal archaeological site reveal the history of the land’s first inhabitants.

This site is home to ancient petroglyphs and pictographs dating back to 6,000 B.C.

This U.S. natural reserve is an ancient spiritual place and rock climber’s paradise.

Striking fusion of Islamic and postmodern architecture, said to be the largest mosque in Western Europe.

An expansive collection donated by an heirless nobleman formed this admission-free civic museum.

This room of wonder is full of relics, from knights in armor to rare works of art.

Crispy, cheesy rice balls—the Roman answer to arancini—take center stage here.

A fortified medieval basilica on the Caelian Hill preserves extraordinary frescoes and one of Rome's most beautiful hidden cloisters.

Rome's first modern graffito is all that is left of a peaceful protest from the 1970s.

Charles Dickens was not a fan of the ghastly wall dressings in this 6th century church.

This ancient trail climbs the mountain where a Latin League cult worshipped Jupiter, its main deity.

This subterranean shrine beneath a bike rental store celebrates the iconic Italian scooter.

This gallery commissioned by Cardinal Spada is known for its magnificent optical illusion.

This curious, round temple is the oldest still-standing marble building in Rome.

Jesus' footprints and the first catacombs in the world.

Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.

At the crypt of St. Mary of Eulogies and the Dead you are left alone to ponder mortality among piles of skulls.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

Sloth rehabilitation center in the jungle of Costa Rica.

These submerged sculptures create a new habitat for marine life and exciting diving experience.

The same water that fills a luxury resort’s pools feeds these free hot springs in the rainforest.

The translucent turquoise hue of these natural swimming pools comes from a high concentration of minerals.