Places IrajV Wants to Go

The bizarre visions of H.R. Giger, tucked away in a Swiss medieval city.

In Coyoacán, a pair of coyotes crown a public fountain in reference to the ancient Aztec name of the borough.

This partially reconstructed Aztec pyramid gives a glimpse of what its larger counterparts would have looked like.

The discovery of an old wall led to the creation of this fascinating museum about the city in the Middle Ages.

The most complete statue of this Aztec god sits a top a throne carved with images of hallucinogenic plants.

Towering at a height of over 30 meters, this turn-of-the-18th-century landmark is the tallest temple in Nepal.

This isolated island is often capped by its own fluffy cloud.

A monument in the Belarusian city of Polotsk claims to mark the exact midpoint of the European continent.

This Viking gravestone carved in a rare runic style was dug up from a London churchyard.

This giant statue of a vulva became internationally famous after an American exchange student got stuck in it.

The Tübingen University anatomical collection hosts an example of an extremely rare medical phenomenon.

The oldest warship in Europe is still afloat.

The most remote tree in the world is more than 170 miles from its nearest neighbor.

This colossal ancient jaguar sculpture was used as a vessel for the hearts torn from sacrificial victims.

The runoff from these fiery cliffs sends red water flowing into the sea.

The only urban monument in the world designed by the great surrealist painter Salvador Dalí.

Dine amidst exotic plants at this former royal greenhouse.

The singular ruins of a mysterious lost city.

Mysterious Incan ruins on a tiny island in Lake Titicaca.

A paradisical gorge with rapids, waterfalls, and wildlife whose raw beauty is the stuff of CGI movies.

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

Dating back to the second century, vestiges of prehispanic mural paintings are found in this underground palace.

This mysterious, medieval cathedral remains unbuilt but fiercely protected.

These sacred Mesoamerican ruins feature peculiar petroglyphs hidden in the stones.