Places AbsoluteNomad Wants to Go

This sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for “The Hobbit” film series.

This gracefully curving formation looks like a massive wave that was suddenly turned to stone.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

Monasteries on rock pillars, once accessible only by frayed ropes.

A network of ancient Egyptian tombs built into the cliff face along the Nile.

Known as the Sistine Chapel of Egypt, this tomb houses some of the most well-preserved paintings in Egypt.

This ancient structure is widely thought to be the oldest intact pyramid in the world.

These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.

An endless sea of white conical domes.

One of the most well-preserved temples of ancient Egypt.

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

An ancient instrument used to measure the waters of the Nile so Egyptian farmers would know whether to expect famine or flood.

An ancient city exhumed from the depths of the ocean.

A maze of crosses marks the jumbled divide between the Netherlands and Belgium.

The site where one of the most famous poems of World War I was composed is preserved to honor the legacy of the work.

Christ's blood allegedly preserved in a Belgian town.

This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.

Birthplace of the "Cat in the Cradle" and a cluster of iconic, original windmills that let the Dutch tame the seas.

The Bloemen Route, or “Flower Route”, stretches 25 miles through prime Dutch tulip country as a result of “tulip mania,” the world’s first economic bubble.

Inspired by "The Starry Night" this Dutch bike path turns into a glowing work of art each night.

This small town in the Netherlands has no roads but instead, miles of canals and over 100 bridges.

These magnificent city walls rise from the barren sun-baked Spanish plains like something straight out of a fairytale.

An enchanting monastery in the Spanish countryside appears lifted from a fantasy tale.

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