Places anafil Wants to Go

The cathedral stands in New Jufa, Isfahan's Armenian quarter that was established in 1606.

Burial site of a Jewish prophet revered in Iran.

Long before air conditioning, Persian architects found an ingenious way to cool off.

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

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

This ancient burial site is believed to be one of the first earthquake-protected structures in the world.

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

One of the largest and oldest caravansaries in Persia.

These little castles each held thousands of pigeons.

The vertical-axis windmills of ancient Persia have been grinding flour for 1,000 years and counting.

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.

The palace of the King of Kings, burned by Alexander the Great.

This red lake 4,000 meters above sea level is home to rare flamingos.

A desert that evokes the surreal.

This lake’s emerald green waters are a spectacular sight, but it’s not a great place for a swim.

A small and surprising passageway in Saint Petersburg devoted to the Beatles.

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

A city block packed with whimsical sculptures that seem to be plucked from a tiled fantasy world.

This enigmatic artifact remained buried in a churchyard for years.

A stone marker and sculpture in the city of Riga stake a claim for the very first community Christmas tree.

An empty relic of the Moscow Olympics crumbles away in Estonia's capital.