Places EvelynYV Wants to Go

Putrefaction plateaus in Iran, where the dead were sent for decontamination before going to their final resting place.

This beautiful system of tunnels built into natural rock serves as a centuries old plumbing system.

This hunter-gatherer architecture is believed to be the oldest religious complex known.

Mysterious lost empire of the Silk Road.

As the Dead Sea continues to deplete, massive sinkholes open along its banks.

An ancient instrument used to measure the waters of the Nile so Egyptian farmers would know whether to expect famine or flood.

An alien landscape of chalk-rock in the Egyptian desert.

The largest prehistoric ruins south of the Sahara, once a powerful center of international trade.

A South African bar inside a hollowed out 6,000-year-old Baobab.

Hidden in the hills is a mysterious stone structure, known only to a few.

A 10 million-ton rock once worshiped by the Tahamies Indians, accessed by an astounding staircase.

Former drug lord’s manor, now a theme park. Watch out for the hippos.

Enchanting cave with a river crashing through the roof.

An explosion of natural color known as "the river that ran away from paradise."

Unparalleled stargazing, one of Colombia's best observatories, and a swimming pool can all be found in the middle of this ancient tropical forest.

This picturesque mansion has gone from opulent ruin to nature museum.

These mysterious circular formations are actually remnants of 19th century gristmills.

According to legend, this boat-shaped henge is built over the grave of a mythic king.

Rocks carved with biblical passages in the 1800s.

St Bernard de Clairvaux Episcopal Church, better known as one of the oldest European buildings in the Western Hemisphere.

A town church once nearly submerged by the damming of a river is now hauntingly visible as the water recedes.

Giant kites are flown during this Day of the Dead celebration in Guatemala.

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

An enormous, 30-story-deep hole in the middle of Guatemala City.