Places lizziecmporter Wants to Go

This circular Iranian jail was once a political prison run by the country's secret police.

This ancient fortress in Iran was once the oldest and largest treasury in the world.

The fire inside this temple has burned for more than 1,500 years.

The hottest, driest, and most scenic desert on Earth.

This 12,000 year old Iranian cave village has been continuously inhabited for over 3,000 years.

Burial site of a Jewish prophet revered in Iran.

The tower in this 1,000-year-old mud-brick village seems to vibrate for no apparent reason.

A dreamy mausoleum honors Persia's most famous poet.

One of the largest and oldest caravansaries in Persia.

In this tiny Iranian town playing on the roof isn't just encouraged, it's the only place to go.

Hundreds of stones dangle from barren trees in the middle of the desert.

Salt cured mummies continue to turn up in this Iranian mine.

This ancient burial site is believed to be one of the first earthquake-protected structures in the world.

These little castles each held thousands of pigeons.

17th century mosque for Shah Abbas' harem.

A powerful cyclone once made one of the world's largest sinkholes completely fill with water.

A section of the desert with an array of unusual sandstone and limestone formations.

This lonely tomb is all that remains of a once-bustling ancient trade hub visited by Marco Polo.

Some claim these desert ruins are from the legendary "Atlantis of the Sands."

Nature's water park in the Wadi Bani Awf valley is full of pools flanked with cliffs and natural water slides.

These gnarly desert trees produce the prized aromatic resin traded along the ancient incense trail.

This remote British Imperial telegraph relay outpost drove men insane.

This giant underground cave chamber can only be accessed through a small opening at the top.

Within the Saudi Arabian desert lies a 2,000-year-old ghost town made of stone and mud.