Places halima Wants to Go

A cemetery in Barcelona's Poblenou district is home to this touching funerary statue, which depicts death in the form of a winged skeleton.

This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.

An ancient city exhumed from the depths of the ocean.

One of its engravings is believed to be among the first representations of medical and surgical instruments.

Egyptian treasure trove of fossils documenting the whale's transition from land mammal to sea creature.

A massive work of modern art that appears to be a crop circle in the middle of the desert.

These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.

Known as the Sistine Chapel of Egypt, this tomb houses some of the most well-preserved paintings in Egypt.

This enormous sports car themed amusement park is home to the world’s fastest roller coaster.

Planned as the world’s first zero-carbon city, it had lofty ideals—but is only 5 percent completed and aiming for 50 percent carbon-neutral.

A preposterously luxurious hotel with gold-plated iPads, Rolls Royce chauffeurs, and a staff that trains by watching "Downton Abbey."

This historic island prison holds one of the dungeons from the Count of Monte Cristo even though it is a work of fiction.

An abandoned film set location for a remote spaceport in a galaxy far, far away hides in the Tunisian desert.

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

A 15th-century granary that played the role of futuristic slave quarters in the world of 'Star Wars.'

Made famous by 'Star Wars,' these troglodyte homes face an uncertain future.

The original movie set for the home of 'Star Wars' hero Luke Skywalker.

Buildings from the fictional planet of Tatooine still litter the Tunisian desert.

Theme park featuring miniature replicas of European monuments.

This collection of over 50 murals celebrates Brussels' rich history as the self-proclaimed home of the "comic strip."

Marie Antoinette and Napoleon Bonaparte were fans of this 200-year-old French chocolatier.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

One of the best-preserved impact craters on the planet is located in the middle of the Sahara Desert.

Classical ruins that remember ancient Rome's presence in Africa.