Places zichk Wants to Go

The most important and best preserved remnant of West Africa's powerful Songhai Empire.

The mysterious megaliths have enchanted and intrigued visitors for thousands of years.

Legends of treasure and spirits flow from this this fairy tale-like oasis.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

On the outskirts of a desert trading village high on the Andean plain, steel giants have been destroyed by salt winds.

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

This unique wooden mosque resembling a Chinese pagoda was said to be built without the use of nails.

Two churches shoot bottle rockets at each others' bell towers in an unusual Easter celebration.

Thousands of rusting train cars have been slowly falling apart on the edge of Greece's second largest city.

A medieval bridge stretches over a sulfur-rich river that leads to year-round natural hot springs.

The massive steel ring looks like it could be China’s first Stargate.

Inside the columbarium, thousands of colorful, high-tech Buddhas guard the ashes of the dead.

Kyiv's answer to Muscle Beach is a Soviet-era gym made from scrap metal.

An ancient stone fortress considered by many to be the eighth wonder of the world.

Some of the Old West's most notorious outlaws frequented this mining town.

Thousands of colorful pirogues showcase ingenious craftsmanship at the largest fishermen port in Nouakchott.

This curious fresh and salt water lake holds a secret that draws in deep divers from around the world.

The world's longest outdoor escalator takes visitors to the top of China's largest dam and is also shaped like a dragon.

Preserved Inca city and site of the last Inca stronghold against the Spanish conquistadors.

Sited in an Inner Mongolian desert are the remnants of an important trade stop along the Silk Road.

The remains of diamond fever taken over by the desert.

Unexplained bald patches in the landscape grow and recede over time, as though they are somehow alive.

This floating garden in the sky is straight out of a fairy tale, but the real thing is nothing short of magical.

This quaint Italian town keeps losing ground as the sides of its plateau slowly erode.