Places jaimerodriguezsosa Wants to Go

This modernist cinema has survived war and reconstruction to become a symbol of Lebanon’s revolutionary spirit.

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

Beirut's thinnest building was the result of feuding brothers.

A once-fairy tale mansion now stands in a state of disrepair.

This Hungarian castle was built out of cardboard and wood until it proved so popular that it got upgraded to stone.

The site of an atrocity that would be used to justify Britain’s conquest of India.

A monument to the British doctor who connected mosquitoes to malaria.

This overlooked Japanese Buddhist temple is a respite from the bustle of Kolkata.

Known as the "Queen of Beach Markets," Calangute epitomizes Goa's beach flea market scene.

Scholar, adventurer, saint, and instigator of the Goa Inquisition.

This colorful colonial neighborhood in Panjim is one of the only Latin Quarters in Asia.

The place of worship for Zoroastrians, Mumbai's Parsi fire temples use fire and ash for purification.

A centuries-old lookout post still sits atop a natural stone spire.

The tallest statue in the world is twice the height of the Statue of Liberty.

Over 80,000 carved wood blocks make up one of the world's oldest intact Buddhist canons.

A 32-acre fun park dedicated to all things cheese.

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.

The Vatican's secret porn-festooned bathroom was painted in erotic murals by one of the greatest artists of the Renaissance.

If you want to talk to the Pope you will have to stare down this surreal vision of Jesus rising from a nuclear hell.

Hidden beneath the famous St. Peter's Basilica is a veritable city of the dead that may hold the remains of St. Peter himself.

A rare example of a medieval house in Rome adorned with a melancholic inscription.

This small, ancient Roman temple was once a church dedicated to the patron saint of penitents.

These hut foundations are believed to be the residence of Romulus, founder of Rome.

This beautiful park on the outskirts of Rome protects the ruins of two colossal ancient aqueducts.