Places thisistomhorton Wants to Go

A favorite haunt of Delhi's politicos and intellectuals, this old-school coffee shop was shut down under Indira Gandhi's Emergency.

Nestled among the artifacts of the National Crafts Museum, this hidden gem offers hard-to-find regional foods from all over India.

This hidden Sufi cemetery is a spiritual monument for India's third gender community.

An imperial fortress city that incorporated cultural elements from the entire Mughal empire, only to be abandoned the year it was finished.

This small cafe aims to empower acid attack victims and stop violence against women in India.

Dedicated to the life of a brave woman soldier.

One of the oldest monasteries in the world is a key pilgrimage site for both Muslims and Christians.

3D war panorama in Damascus built with help from North Korea.

This ornate mosque is said to hold the remains of Muhammad's granddaughter beneath its dome of pure gold.

A patchwork of ruins from various civilizations in one of the world's oldest continually inhabited cities.

Beirut's thinnest building was the result of feuding brothers.

Behind medieval walls in a corner of bustling Palermo is a breathtaking former mosque once inhabited by a wolf-taming hermit.

Why a column on the entrance is inscribed with a verse from the Quran is one of Sicily's many mysteries.

Haunting graffiti left by prisoners of the Spanish Inquisition.

Cave shrine on Monte Pellegrino.

This constantly evolving art space saved an Italian town from its own crippling reputation.

Italian cave with exceptional acoustics and an unsavory history.

A single tree's 2,800 aerial roots give the appearance of a complete forest.