Places Hannah Theobald Wants to Go

Stone dwellings of the Mahos, Fuerteventura's original inhabitants

A narrow, atmospheric street in Old Town Teguise, steeped in dark history and local legend

A centuries-old tithe barn in Lanzarote's oldest town

Visit a surreal landscape so otherworldly NASA actually used it to train the Apollo 17 crew.

This unique religious structure is an architectural gem with arresting ocean views.

This tiny, tranquil Senegalese island serves as a powerful symbol of the Atlantic slave trade.

This giant statue is the product of a mixture of corruption, Stalinist architecture, and North Korean manpower.

Dakar is home to one of the oldest African art institutions in West Africa.

This deceptively salty lake looks like blushing pink lemonade.

Despite a fraught and controversial history this African island holds a powerful monument to the tragedy of the slave trade.

Lonely minaret stump of a destroyed city.

An outstanding piece of retro Sci-Fi architecture built into a sacred mountain.

Extremely isolated Silk Road caravanserai in the middle of nowhere.

A bustling bazaar with an elaborate facade in Central Asia’s underrated capital.

The remains of an ancient city-state along the Silk Road.

One of the world's oldest, it provides a livelihood for the entire community.

In an area known in Bratislava’s postal history, this sculpture sits equipped with a functional postbox.

Thousands of slain Soviet soldiers are buried within the shadow of this enormous obelisk.

This spaceship sculpture in the middle of the Slovakian capital looks like it just crash-landed.

A geological bull's-eye visible from outer space.

Iguanas roam in a lagoon inside a volcanic crater that erupted more than 2200 years ago.

This color-changing crater lake in El Salvador is occasionally impenetrable to sunlight.

The hillside where Edvard Munch experienced the panic attack that inspired “The Scream” offers one of the most striking evening views in Oslo.

The chefs at El Diablo use heat generated by an active volcano to cook the food.