Places Cistude Wants to Go

A gorgeous, Gaudí-esque stairway constructed in the city of Istanbul by a prominent Jewish family.

The frozen treats at this Cape Town parlor are inspired by Africa's food cultures.

The haunting beauty of this little-visited wreck makes it a true hidden treasure.

The largest known meteorite on Earth was too big to move.

Tracks of ceratosaurus and Coelophysis rhodesiensis tracks can be found fossilized in the sandstone near Mt. Etjo.

Held in a fort that once stood for colonization of the area, this museum now tells the history of its indigenous people.

In Namibia there is an installation that explores the intertwined linguistics and existential beliefs of an imaginary community.

Topless shrine of northern Ghana.

This subterranean town of over 50 dwellings lies thirty feet beneath the Earth's surface.

A supply store for traditional healers, this shop sells the hair of a dog--and its skin, skeleton, and reproductive organs, too.

A growing popular hipster market with over 100 local specialties and live music.

Caves that can't seem to quit producing the remains of prehistoric humans.

Hidden in the hills is a mysterious stone structure, known only to a few.

The only fixed chain and post trail in Scotland snakes its way along the base of a towering seaside cliff.

Building owners can take out tiles for free at this repository for historic building materials.

This Nigerian nature reserve is home to the longest canopy walkway in Africa.

A labyrinth of ancient tunnels hidden below the city holds the ruins of 2,500 years of history.

Every summer local children form "pysja patrols" to save young birds that have wandered from their nests.

This magnificent market stands as a poignant symbol of the suffering caused by the Spanish Civil War.

Islanders once used this dramatic, otherworldly landscape to hide their cattle from Viking raiders.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

This extraordinary geological oddity resembles human-made pavement.

An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.

After millennia of erosion by sand and churning water this Brazilian valley now looks like a lunar fantasy.