Places helenaivazian Wants to Go

Celebrated as a center of civilization, the remains of the ancient city have been nearly destroyed by greed, egoism, and war.

On top of a resort town as old as the Bronze Age sits an incredible war memorial statue overlooking the beaches below.

Former military fort and site of untold horrors during WWII, this island may become the Adriatic's next luxury resort.

Relics designed to contain and conceal Yugoslavian submarines.

Early Islamic mosque with several strange conical domes.

Surrounded by a smudge of dark earth, this isolated volcano sits in stark contrast to the surrounding Sahara.

Landscape of bizarrely shaped desert mountains and innumerable rock carvings.

A deserted Bedouin village lines the shores of this stunning desert oasis.

A beautiful oasis town dating back to the Roman period still serves as reprieve from the brutal summer sun in Libya.

The largest and best-preserved Roman amphitheater in Africa was designed to seat 35,000 people.

A charming Amazigh village carved into a mountaintop.

A 15th-century granary that played the role of futuristic slave quarters in the world of 'Star Wars.'

This jar honors the role that pottery has played in this Tunisian village over the past millennia.

An awesome blend of traditional architecture and street art.

Made famous by 'Star Wars,' these troglodyte homes face an uncertain future.

The largest salt lake in the Sahara is mysteriously alluring.

The original movie set for the home of 'Star Wars' hero Luke Skywalker.

Geothermal resources are cooled in this oddly-shaped structure before being used for irrigation

A stunning basket-shaped oasis supplies water to one of Tunisia's holiest cities.

A gem in the middle of the desert that looks like it came straight from a fairytale.

A superb Paleo-Christian baptismal pool is preserved among the ruins of ancient Sufetula.

Despite the name, this unusual palace in rural Tunisia never belonged to an Italian dictator.

The ancient heart of Tunis is an enormous maze of narrow streets and alleyways.

This museum in the famously blue neighborhood of Sidi Bou Saïd showcases a traditional Tunisian lifestyle.