Places Cistude Wants to Go

This often-missed monastery, set in a scenic mountain landscape, features unique frescoes, fortifications and legends.

A portrayal of two lamps embraced and in love.

The astonishing collection of an infamous criminologist.

See every month of the year personified at this opulent Turinese fountain.

Since ancient times these picturesque springs have been providing bathers with healing waters.

The roof of one of the world’s largest spice markets provides a grand view over the neighborhood's glorious bustle.

This French colonial post office is arguably the grandest in all of Southeast Asia.

This Paris art space celebrates the creativity and ingenuity that springs from abject poverty, especially in Africa.

Ancient paintings known as the "Sistine Chapel of Cave Art."

This modest marker near Notre Dame identifies the very center of Paris.

The quaint gallery displays works by artists from all across Mauritania.

A 19th-century architectural masterpiece with ties to Gustave Eiffel.

Thousands of colorful pirogues showcase ingenious craftsmanship at the largest fishermen port in Nouakchott.

Last stop before the top of the highest peak in the world.

This small shrine dedicated to a fish is believed to hold the secrets to this historic market's founding.

The world's largest human gathering is held at the confluence of three sacred rivers, one of which is mythical.

A pair of mysterious, unusually polished cave temples with an ancient gold legend.

The evocative ruins of a 1,000-year-old hill fort lie within a popular tiger reserve.

These medieval funerary monuments are now home to a colony of critically endangered vultures.

A centuries-old fortress city lies in ruin.

Sacred Indian temple that’s all monkey business.

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.

Thousands of exquisitely carved stone water storage wells, hundreds of stone steps fill this exquisite medieval stepwell.

Once an indicator of social class, the color blue has come to define this city on the edge of the Thar Desert.