Places capvt Wants to Go

The ancient remains of this natural fortress can still be found along the Silk Road looking surprisingly preserved.

This weekly market in the remote oasis city of Hotan still has the atmosphere of the old Silk Road.

A breathtaking canyon offers stunning views and frightful pathways through an ecological paradise.

The ghost town where the villagers refuse to leave.

This ancient city—home to nine civilizations—is soon to be buried under 200 feet of water.

This grand Pakistani mausoleum can only be accessed via an almost 1,000 foot long alleyway.

This historic black and white monastery is one of Bulgaria's architectural jewels.

This pun was simply waiting to come to life, and one defense contractor made it so.

This lost city belongs to one of the earliest civilizations in the world.

Hidden just under the waters around this Turkish island are the ruins of a once great city.

A collection of crumbling mansions stand as a reminder of a more prosperous time in this Indian village.

Light still pours into the ruins of this ancient Islamic observatory.

This research center for rare prosimians is studying how they sleep to help prolong human life.

Discovered after draining a local pond, these ancient man-made caves are still a complete mystery.

An extraordinary natural landscape of mountains, waterfalls, and rocky cliffs riddled with tunnels.

An Indian forest is being single-handedly planted after its creator was inspired by a slither of dead snakes.

This ancient abandoned church in a remote part of Turkey is in danger of falling over.

The West's first incursion into the Afghan world lies buried beneath a military base.

Roman ruins, natural methane fires and a lovely beach.

A Turkish ghost town abandoned in a population exchange with Greece.

These tombs were built into the side of a mountain so that ancient angels could reach the dead.

Once described as the "Eagle's Nest," this ruined ancient city rests on a remote mountaintop.

A deadly ancient portal to the underworld.

Fantastic lake on the heart of a fault line.