Places amosner Wants to Go

Hidden in the shadow of a rocky fortress is one concubine’s long-forgotten legacy.

A bright turquoise river cascades beautifully down stepped terraces in southern China.

The oldest funicular in Lithuania has been climbing this steep hill since 1931.

The ancient water tanks remain some of the ruined city’s most beautiful architecture.

This magical and eccentric stepwell is a hidden treasure within the ancient fort city of Mandu.

The ornate miniature mansions were built for Istanbul's feathered residents.

This picturesque medieval monastery guards a small trove of historic treasures.

A curious carving hides on a marble column in the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba.

Bali's remote "gateway to heaven" is one of the most sacred places on the island.

Centuries ago, red and white wine poured from the statue's breasts whenever a new Venetian ruler was elected.

A celebration of all things tacky, garish, and bizarrely creative in the Romanian capital.

This tiny home built on revenge appears to be scarcely wider than a Volkswagen.

This hidden gem of a garden has one of the only surviving Victorian ferneries in America.

In Hong Kong, a fairytale flower tunnel is hidden within the gardens of a public housing complex.

This small museum is basically a time capsule of daily life in the Soviet Union.

A mysterious, hidden cluster of Buddha sculptures carved into the rocks.

You'll never meet anyone this passionate about elephant droppings.

These abandoned grain silos and tunnels are an urban exploration dream.

An enclosed rotunda at the Henry Art Gallery in which viewers can look up and see the uninterrupted sky.

At high tide this strange footbridge appears to have no purpose whatsoever.

The world's first hotel built in an abandoned water-filled quarry.

An ancient sanctuary that has long been a holy site for the Chaldean Christian Church.

A surreal pile of colorful junk fills a small yard in an otherwise gray neighborhood.

A full-scale sculpture of a mermaid and baby grand piano hidden underwater by David Copperfield.