Places Guthbrand Wants to Go

This ancient burial site is believed to be one of the first earthquake-protected structures in the world.

This vast, water-filled underground labyrinth can only be toured by boat.

Modern-day cave dwellers carve elaborate homes out of volcanic debris.

The ancient necropolis houses the immense rock-cut tombs of four Persian kings.

Hydraulic systems in an ancient underground Iranian city.

Ancient structures used to make and preserve ice in the deserts of Persia.

A 1,500-year-old, 3-story subterranean city where ancient Persians took refuge in times of war.

This ruined fortress was the stronghold for a persecuted medieval leader and his infamous Assassins.

The palace of the King of Kings, burned by Alexander the Great.

A patchwork of ruins from various civilizations in one of the world's oldest continually inhabited cities.

The history of Mar Behnam Monastery is that of violence, intolerance, resiliency, and spirituality.

This remnant of an ancient Persian city is considered to be the world's largest single-span brick vault arch.

An ancient sanctuary that has long been a holy site for the Chaldean Christian Church.

The surviving pieces of an ancient aqueduct that may have fed into the lost Hanging Gardens of Babylon.

Ancient rock-cut tomb? Definitely. That of a great Median king? Unlikely.

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

The sacred shrine of the Yazidis.

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

This historic complex is home to the oldest Christian grave in Kolkata, India.

This synagogue is the only place of worship for New Delhi’s small Jewish community.

Delhi's oldest Christian cemetery is also said to be one of the most haunted in the region.

The Kaveri River cuts through the rocky terrain then drops off to form these misty falls.

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

This Jewish bakery, among the last in the region, sells legendary sweets from a century-old storefront.