Places dcooke464 Wants to Go

A nearly abandoned Jewish settlement perched atop a hill in the heart of Yemen.

Mysterious lost empire of the Silk Road.

This ancient mountain monastery welcomes all manner of faith in an effort to keep Christians in Syria.

Also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus, this is one of the world's largest and oldest mosques.

A lush terraced garden full of thousands of colorful roses and mystical art.

These jagged limestone blades cut out through the canopy of the jungles of Borneo.

This singular Irish dolmen is more Frank Lloyd Wright than upright stonehenge.

The ruins of a monastery that dates to the 7th century.

This single room has survived the centuries with almost no deterioration.

Ireland's most remarkable collection of these curious cone-shaped houses is worth the buzz.

Ancient Bronze Age rampart that was used into the middle ages.

These Neolithic burial mounds and a still-intact passage tomb may have solar calendar significance on the spring and autumn equinoxes.

A diminutive, thousand-year-old church believed to be the smallest in Ireland.

These moss-covered medieval ruins tower atop the smallest of Ireland's Aran Islands.

This Neolithic passage tomb forms part of a World Heritage Site.

You can see three Irish counties from this Neolithic hillside fort, once the seat of the Kingdom of Ailech.

Huge standing stones mark a site of megalithic mystery.

Ruins battered by centuries of war and disaster offer a wondrous glimpse of medieval Ireland.

The ruins of an 800-year-old monastery boasts the tallest round tower in Ireland.

This Irish show cave is said to have been the site of a Viking massacre that claimed 1,000 lives.

While only two of the ancient buildings at this site are actually churches this was one of the earliest Irish pilgrimage sites ever.

Traveling this mountain pass reveals quaint stone buildings, stunning Irish scenery, and a bridge said to grant wishes.

This ancient Irish religious site is covered in ancient carvings, many of which have barely aged.

An ancient neolithic tomb that only sees the sun twice a year.