Places kikaolsiakova Wants to Go

Take respite inside this jaw-dropping church while climbing the volcano where Georgia's Prometheus was once chained.

Ancient rock-hewn town that witnessed key events of Georgian history.

Underground monastery and fortress.

The observation point offers spectacular views of the ruins of an ancient Armenian capital.

The world's longest nonstop reversible cable car soars through spectacular scenery to the medieval Tatev Monastery.

A geological oddity topped with a 2,000-year-old pagan temple.

Propped high atop the peak of Mount Gamsutlmeer, this abandoned village is one of the oldest settlements in the region.

An enormous Soviet aircraft, the only one of its kind, stands at the deserted shore of the Caspian Sea.

Since the 1960s, this small village has invited painters to decorate its walls.

A room filled with frescos that make it seem like the walls are crumbling down while giants die in despair.

A popular legend claims that the famous pizza was invented at a restaurant in this alley.

A climbing route in the mountains of Italy’s Dolomites, built for soldiers during World War I.

The steel cable lets adventurers zoom between two mountain towns at speeds of up to 75 miles per hour.

Legend says this mysterious stone head belongs to a woman who was petrified by an alchemist.

A unique form of erosion created an uncanny landscape of boulders perched atop slender columns of clay.

Nestled in the hills of Tuscany are gorgeous, multicolored hot springs.

A madman's personal garden filled with 1,000 sculpted heads.

A volcanic old faithful, Stromboli has been erupting continuously for the last 2000 years.

These delicate sand pyramids look like naturally occurring gothic spires.

This magical-looking island is notorious for the misfortunes suffered by its owners.

The sinister ruins of one of the worst dam failures of the 20th century lie in this astonishing alpine setting.

Gigantic mosaic sculptures of the figures on Tarot cards fill this colorful Tuscan garden.

Romans built the world's tallest artificial waterfall in 271 BC.

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.