Places Erin Wants to Go

Founded in 670, this ancient mosque is an architectural time portal.

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

One man's homage to the orange as realized through a long-term folk art labor of love.

This small park features a monumental fountain wall, providing a great photo opportunity in the middle of Houston.

This historical air terminal in Houston is slowly becoming an aviation museum dedicated to the city's aeronautical history.

The largest underground pedestrian tunnel system in the U.S. mostly caters to the people working in the offices above, but provides a great, air-conditioned way to traverse the city.

Local arts organization founded in a former church.

Artist James Turrell's ode to dawn and dusk on the campus of Rice University.

The peaceful space is adorned by paintings by the famed abstract artist Mark Rothko.

A 90-year-old underground water reservoir offers a more industrial kind of tranquility.

Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.

Art Nouveau painter Alphonse Mucha spent 18 years creating these monumental paintings of Slavic history and mythology.

The oldest museum in Mumbai.

An imperial fortress city that incorporated cultural elements from the entire Mughal empire, only to be abandoned the year it was finished.

A nearly unconquerable island-fort in the Indian Ocean.

This peaceful Sikh gurudwara serves around 50,000 free meals every day within its gilded walls.

Located in the Horniman Circle area, this church marks the historical Zero Point of Mumbai.

An architectural marvel that combines Gothic architecture with Indian elements.

In Mumbai, a bright blue synagogue is the largest one for the Baghdadi Jewish community in Asia.

An ancient iron pillar in Delhi that seems to be rustproof.

This beautiful 16th-century necropolis marks an astonishing feat in heritage conservation.

A blooming house of worship for the masses.

The embalmed remains of the communist leader lie within a custom crystal coffin.

Ming Dynasty necropolis raided during the Cultural Revolution.