Places AAlcazar Wants to Go

Tens of thousands of rocks make up what is thought to be a giant star calendar.

Mummies preserved naturally for seven centuries.

A sacred lake with thousands of sacred carp and a biblical history.

This impressive system of tanks was used to store drinking water as long as 2,000 years ago.

Elaborate patterns adorn the city's disappearing traditional architecture.

An ornate Art Deco tile mosaic representing Nebraskan life, both modern and prehistoric.

The second-longest continuous wall on the planet protects a hidden secret in the deserts of India.

A Texas cave network is home to some of the world's most spectacular-looking and bizarrely named mineral formations.

Stunning wetlands ablaze with pink lotus flowers.

A boat ride through utter darkness, lit only by headlamps, reveals an emerald green pool locals believe is sacred.

Picturesque intersection of witchcraft and ancient Christianity.

The small cliffside monastery known as the Tiger's Nest is said to be the meditation site of an 8th-century Buddhist master.

The true depths of these stunning Moroccan caves are unknown.

A Moroccan getaway in the mountain range that plays the Himalayas' stunt double.

A 12th century church completely covered in shells.

With the touch of a button, you can read a randomly selected short story.

An Industrial Revolution-era public work that purified water using nothing but sand.

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

The "first cat," "first dog," and even a presidential pygmy hippo all get their due in this museum.

Lonely minaret stump of a destroyed city.

Extremely isolated Silk Road caravanserai in the middle of nowhere.

The western-most fortress on the Great Wall of China has gone from a strategic stronghold to a kitschy tourist carnival.

This "flat geyser" bubbles up out of the ground periodically like a disappearing river.

Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.