Places DariaB Wants to Go

Unique Armenian monastery from the 13th century, reclaimed by nature but still welcoming visitors.

Armenia's premier center of astrophysical research was established during the Soviet era.

Called the "Armenian Stonehenge," this ring of menhirs pierced with holes may be a prehistoric astronomical observatory.

This series of Armenian caves held the oldest brain, shoe, and winery in the world.

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

Centuries before the modern seismograph, Armenian monks measured quakes with this tilting pillar.

This ancient monastery complex was transformed from an island to a peninsula when the lake was partially drained.

After visiting hours, this picturesque waterfall is essentially turned "off" to be used for hydroelectric power.

The most visited pilgrimage site in Armenia once held a saint in a pit for 13 years.

A magical and peaceful ruined Cistercian abbey in what is now southern Belgium.

Medical history with an amazing, if frighting, collection of wax diseases on display.

Lavish royal estate punctuated with heated greenhouses.

Each spring, a dreamlike carpet of bluebells overtakes the forest floor.

A place for local artists to showcase their works.

Visitors to the National Museum of Nepal can moon over a set of well-traveled flags.

Outside a hilltop monastery in India, a monument to a 20th-century Russian mystic.

A grassroots collection showcasing personal objects of family members separated by the post-1971 border between India and Pakistan.