Places AlexOnAdventure Wants to Go

A historic trade hub teeming with gorgeous architecture, colorful goods, and vibrant designs.

Named after a legendary garden called Eram in southern Arabia, built by order of Shaddad, an Arab king who wanted to compete with Paradise.

This ancient fortress in Iran was once the oldest and largest treasury in the world.

The fire inside this temple has burned for more than 1,500 years.

The tower in this 1,000-year-old mud-brick village seems to vibrate for no apparent reason.

The hottest, driest, and most scenic desert on Earth.

A dreamy mausoleum honors Persia's most famous poet.

One of the largest and oldest caravansaries in Persia.

These little castles each held thousands of pigeons.

17th century mosque for Shah Abbas' harem.

This vast, water-filled underground labyrinth can only be toured by boat.

One of the world's largest salt caves is filled with fragile salt sculptures, salt rivers, and huge salt megadomes.

Hydraulic systems in an ancient underground Iranian city.

This beautiful system of tunnels built into natural rock serves as a centuries old plumbing system.

Ancient structures used to make and preserve ice in the deserts of Persia.

Putrefaction plateaus in Iran, where the dead were sent for decontamination before going to their final resting place.

A 1,500-year-old, 3-story subterranean city where ancient Persians took refuge in times of war.

A spectacular rainbow of stained glass makes the "Pink Mosque" one of the most beautiful in Iran.

Iran's colorful terraces are a rare geological masterpiece.

Mirrors and glass shards cover every inch of this arrestingly beautiful mosque.

This abandoned mansion has a window for every day of the year, and is a temple for ghost hunters.

A rocky face gazes out over an enormous volcanic crater.

The largest salt farm in the Canary Islands is located at the foot of an active volcano.

The atmospheric ruins of a historic church can be found on a hill above the city of Oviedo.