Places Edward Denny Wants to Go

A museum glorifying the life of Stalin, located in the city of his birth.

Despite being tiny and rural this Georgian airport looks like a sci-fi boondoggle.

Unusual building appears to be haphazardly built from randomly piled bricks.

A literally moving statue of stacked metal giants just continually trying (and failing) to find love.

Salt cured mummies continue to turn up in this Iranian mine.

A giant bisected onion dome remembers the Iraqis who died in the Iran-Iraq War.

A 2200 year old vessel may have been able to keep a charge.

Traditional Bedouin crafting has become an official tourist site and successful industry for its female craftspeople.

Israel's first dedicated natural history museum is home to 5 million specimens and still growing.

Sitting right on the border between East and West Jerusalem this modern art museum is in itself a symbol of Israel's hoped-for unity.

This daunting 1st century fortress was purportedly the site of one of the most dramatic revolts of the Jewish-Roman wars.

The most gigantic, swoony, intimidating trio of fingers in all of antiquity.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.

A more chill but no less fascinating version of the famous ancient archeological site.

Mummies preserved naturally for seven centuries.

This seemingly random 30-foot statue of an oryx in Qatar's capital was a mascot for the 2006 Asian Games.

Robot jockeys ride their humped mounts to victory as part of a 21st-century twist on an ancient desert sport.

Site where Moses may have received the Ten Commandments.

Mysterious lost empire of the Silk Road.

The ancient abodes are a testament to human ingenuity amid harsh climates.

Turkish adventurer antiques in the heart of the Grand Bazaar.

Naturally protected city carved from a rock face.

Once described as the "Eagle's Nest," this ruined ancient city rests on a remote mountaintop.

The deepest underground city in Turkey was designed to protect 20,000 people behind massive stone doors.