Places georgemagraw Wants to Go

A memorial to the monk who set himself on fire to protest the persecution of Buddhists in Vietnam.

At the center of an island in the middle of the Indian Ocean is a deep chasm ringed by tall waterfalls.

An abandoned outdoor movie theater in the Sinai desert.

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

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

This half-forgotten fortress was constructed by the Ottoman conqueror of Constantinople.

A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.

A secluded, little-known temple hidden amid the dense jungle.

Though it was originally dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva, Baphuon was converted to a Buddhist temple in the 15th century, complete with a massive hidden statue.

A small 12th-century temple surrounded by waters believed to have curative properties.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

The capital of Cambodia is named after the hill on which this ancient temple complex stands.

More than 100 Hindu temples are slowly being swallowed by the forest.

An officers prison camp believed to be impregnable by the Germans saw over 30 successful escapes.

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

One of the largest refracting telescopes in the world, and the first built specifically for studying astrophysics.

A quaint Russian village in the middle of a German metropolis.

A museum in the building where Nazi Germany signed its surrender tells the story of World War II from the Soviet perspective.

You've probably seen these distinctive orange-tiled columns on the big screen.

One of the oldest cemeteries in Germany was originally used for victims of a cholera epidemic.

This sprawling Jewish cemetery is one of the largest in Europe.

A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.

Concerts, art, offices, and a café in what used to be Berlin's first crematorium.

The site where a plot to assassinate Hitler was planned—and its conspirators were executed—is now a powerful memorial to the German resistance during World War II.