Places AdrianB Wants to Go

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

An abandoned railroad tunnel is now filled with bioluminescent bugs.

An Australian lake whose pink hue defies scientific explanation.

Huge stairway leads to this massive gallery.

Atop a small Armenian hilltop adorned with many forms, and carvings, these stones tell a whimsical tale from a fictional world.

Destruction from Armenia's 1988 earthquake inspired an artist's sculptures of scrap metal.

Called the "Armenian Stonehenge," this ring of menhirs pierced with holes may be a prehistoric astronomical observatory.

The ruins of a medieval monastery built on a perilous slope.

The observation point offers spectacular views of the ruins of an ancient Armenian capital.

Giant stone letters dedicated to the founder of Armenia's alphabet.

Nestled in a peaceful valley, this Armenian monastery may have been saved from Mongols thanks to the eyes of God.

This little medieval church hidden in the center of Yerevan was lost and rediscovered—twice.

The world's longest nonstop reversible cable car soars through spectacular scenery to the medieval Tatev Monastery.

This ancient monastery complex was transformed from an island to a peninsula when the lake was partially drained.

This medieval manuscript collection has some of the most obscure and ancient texts in the world.

Right up until the 20th century this network of man-made caves was the biggest village in Eastern Armenia.

Centuries before the modern seismograph, Armenian monks measured quakes with this tilting pillar.

After visiting hours, this picturesque waterfall is essentially turned "off" to be used for hydroelectric power.

The most visited pilgrimage site in Armenia once held a saint in a pit for 13 years.

This Armenian monastery was carved out of cliffs and named after the spear used to stab Jesus.

A geological oddity topped with a 2,000-year-old pagan temple.

The southernmost postal office in South America.

A cemetery dedicated to the mountaineers who perished climbing Mount Aconcagua.

This colossal structure and its accompanying angel often play tricks on the eyes.