Places amosner Wants to Go

The ruins of an ancient Roman tomb hidden in the basement of a trendy clothing store.

A micronation on an islet along the coast of a Portuguese island.

The NBA player's elaborate former home is now a ghost of its old glory.

Lines from a walking song are etched into a rock in Natural Bridge State Park.

This pink watchtower served as the seat of the Greek government after independence from the Turks.

A medieval castle in the middle of rural Texas.

This Bogotá museum houses the world's largest collection of pre-Columbian gold relics.

In Mumbai, a bright blue synagogue is the largest one for the Baghdadi Jewish community in Asia.

The Jewish section of the famous Boothill Graveyard was abandoned for nearly 100 years.

Nine centuries-old fortresses guard the walls of this medieval Romanian city.

This enormous censer uses a pulley system installed over 400 years ago.

This peaceful sanctuary is one of the oldest Buddhist temples in Colombo.

A surprisingly detailed model of one of the most powerful telescopes in the world.

One of the largest cat sanctuaries in North America is considered a "Club Med" for felines.

This beautiful waterfall is not easy to reach, but offers a stunning view of the pristine green valley.

The train platform where Jews were sent to concentration camps is now preserved as a Holocaust memorial.

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

A moody and picturesque riverside ruin overgrown with vegetation.

A dreamlike medieval church dug into the tuff rock, with unusual carvings and possible traces of the Templar knights.

A historic Christian shrine nestled within a spectacular natural cave.

In Kazakhstan, a colorful cathedral with many lives once survived the most powerful earthquake in the region.

This once-private estate is now a dreamy, meditative garden that's open to the public.

This remote stretch of sand is a penguin lover's paradise.

A 19th-century funicular railway shuttles visitors up this surprising sea cliff to one of the world's largest camera obscuras.