Places Fred Cherrygarden Wants to Go

This famed Silk Road oasis was one of the largest cities in the world before it was destroyed by a Mongol horde.

A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.

Massive stele returned to Ethiopia after 70 years in Rome.

The once great capital of Egypt now crumbles forward as evocative ruins.

This attraction is part anthropological journey and part amusement park.

A rare pod of derelict midcentury Futuro and Venturo houses lines a semi-abandoned beachfront resort outside Taipei.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

According to local folklore, this Roman sepulcher was once a throne for the Devil.

Enormous burial mounds of ancient emperors.

Although resembling a grand Buddhist temple, this structure is actually the largest mosque in China.

This ancient Chinese observatory still contains early astronomy technology.

A Neolithic celestial calendar standing in a nondescript wheat field.

This educational institution and reference library specialize in the psychic arts and mediumship.

A forgotten remnant of the Soviet Union, Transnistria is an unrecognized country hidden behind a heavily militarized border between Moldova and Ukraine.

This lovely hilltop tower was specifically built to withstand 100 MPH winds.

This ancient city—home to nine civilizations—is soon to be buried under 200 feet of water.

This temple contains what might be the world's oldest optical illusion.

A tree-like building perches on its trunk in the Steglitz neighborhood of Berlin.

Ancient cave tombs known as the "houses of fairies."

This one-of-a-kind archeological site is home to strange prehistoric ruins, the original use of which is still a mystery.

This tiny chapel atop a sea stack is dedicated to the patron saint of Ponza, Saint Silverius.

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

An ancient fortified mound raised over the millennia from settlements built one on top of the other.

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