Zawya Sultan Basha, Egypt
City of the Dead
An endless sea of white conical domes.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Zawya Sultan Basha, Egypt
An endless sea of white conical domes.
Qasr al Hajj, Libya
A fortress-like granary that has been continually in use for more than nine centuries.
Manazan, Turkey
Naturally protected city carved from a rock face.
Predjama, Slovenia
Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.
Simpson Bay, Sint Maarten
Commercial airplanes land mere feet over the heads of sunbathing beachgoers on this tiny island.
Rome, Italy
A fairy tale castle in modern Rome.
Derawar, Pakistan
Massive fortress bastions in the desert of Cholistan.
Tambon Saen Suk, Thailand
Walk through depictions of the torture inflicted on those who go to Buddhist hell.
Peru
Keshwa chaca, among the last handwoven Incan bridges, crosses Apurimac Canyon in Peru.
North Miami Beach, Florida
St Bernard de Clairvaux Episcopal Church, better known as one of the oldest European buildings in the Western Hemisphere.
Margalef, Spain
An isolated village literally built into the crevices and rock formations of a mountain.
Georgia
Ancient rock-hewn town that witnessed key events of Georgian history.
Osaka, Japan
One of the first hotel rooms in a pod.
Gheti, India
A mecca for India's Jains.
Hull, Massachusetts
Last church of this militaristic WWII style.
New York, New York
Red frames showcase remnants of one of New York's original subway stations.
Québec
This artful dam holds back a crater-made reservoir that can be seen from space.
Guangzhou, China
A fantastic assortment of China's finest and most disturbing wares.
Jaipur, India
The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.
Samarkand, Uzbekistan
The Avenue of Mausolea is a series of grand palatial tombs.
Hong Kong
The world's longest outdoor covered escalator system transports commuters through Hong Kong's hilly terrain.
Rome, Italy
More sculpture than building, this architecturally significant temple was built on the spot of Saint Peter's crucifixion.
Chester, England
Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.
St. Augustine, Florida
An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.