Places lizziecmporter Wants to Go

A fortified city, home to a remaining population of five families

World's largest film studio, where visitors tour the decaying sets that litter the harsh desert environment.

One of the most spectacular canyons in the world.

A Moroccan getaway in the mountain range that plays the Himalayas' stunt double.

Founded as a refugee camp, now a popular tourist spot.

Hundreds of intricately carved Armenian stone crosses can be found within this huge cemetery.

This series of Armenian caves held the oldest brain, shoe, and winery in the world.

The most visited pilgrimage site in Armenia once held a saint in a pit for 13 years.

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

This Armenian monastery was carved out of cliffs and named after the spear used to stab Jesus.

An ancient instrument used to measure the waters of the Nile so Egyptian farmers would know whether to expect famine or flood.

An ancient city exhumed from the depths of the ocean.

The ruins of a monumental tower in the heart of Lebanese mountains still puzzle archeologists.

A monumental underground karstic wonderland is also the water source for over a million citizens of Beirut.

Qshla Koya is an Ottoman fortress located on a hillock in the central quarter of Koya.

These ruins once flourished as the capital of the Lydian kingdom, often credited with the invention of metal coinage.

Once described as the "Eagle's Nest," this ruined ancient city rests on a remote mountaintop.

At this ancient settlement at the foot of Mount Babadağ, honeycomb tombs are carved into a round cliff.

One of the most exquisite Lycian hilltop citadels in Turkey.

A Turkish monastery tucked into a cliff wall.

Ottoman-era houses lovingly preserved.

This famous city eluded concrete detection until the early 2000's.

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.

Roman ruins top white travertine terraces formed by ancient hot springs.