Places dbone Wants to Go

This historic hotel preserves many treasures from its heyday hosting passengers on the Orient Express.

A 2,000-year-old computer demonstrates remarkable engineering and astronomical precision.

A memorial dedicated to a tragic event during the Axis occupation of Greece.

This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.

This half-forgotten fortress was constructed by the Ottoman conqueror of Constantinople.

Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.

A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.

The ornate miniature mansions were built for Istanbul's feathered residents.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

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

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

The luxurious circular mansion built for a Communist leader now lies abandoned.

Right up until the 20th century this network of man-made caves was the biggest village in Eastern Armenia.

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

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

Nestled in a peaceful valley, this Armenian monastery may have been saved from Mongols thanks to the eyes of God.

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

Hundreds of intricately carved Armenian stone crosses can be found within this huge cemetery.

She asked for a potato cellar and over the next 23 years he gave her a network of holy caves.

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

Giant stone letters dedicated to the founder of Armenia's alphabet.

A tiny museum dedicated exclusively to the tiny art that decorates matchboxes.

The ruins of a medieval monastery built on a perilous slope.

An unusual double-stelae obelisk with ancient and mysterious origins.