Places mardigny Wants to Go

Also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus, this is one of the world's largest and oldest mosques.

Visit the grave of a famous feminist author and the mother of Mary Shelley.

The tallest mud-brick structure in the world has been standing since the 1500s.

This shallow pit was once used to send over 20,000 buffalo plummeting to their death.

Despite monuments in other locations, this spot in a South Dakota field is recognized by the U.S. National Geodetic Survey as the center of the 50 states.

One of the largest private collections of fossils in the world.

The last location where Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson played before their tragic deaths.

An architectural marvel that combines Gothic architecture with Indian elements.

A comprehensive collection of toy and model trains, largely from the mid-20th century.

The ruins of the northernmost pueblo in the Americas tell the story of a mixing of native cultures.

The oldest natural history museum in western Canada houses more than 5,000 vintage botanical and zoological specimens.

Next to a newer mosque in Khujand’s main square lies the city’s oldest mosque, whose interiors are spectacularly intricate.

The kitsch mansion of the former Romanian president Nicolae Ceaușescu features a golden bathroom.

Over a millennium ago, this site on the shores of Lake Titicaca was home to a city of more than 10,000 people.

A massive museum preserving the United States culture and the home of Abraham Lincoln's sleigh.

A sacred collection of indigenous rock art.

The largest single-building tribal cultural center in the U.S. is an expansive museum in Oklahoma City.

Out of a desire to feed hungry soldiers, a franchise-altering idea was born.

This abandoned fishing settlement may well be the greenest village in the world.

China's beehive-shaped pyramids house the remains of a lost kingdom.

One of the word's deepest gorges is also tied to a fantastic legend.

The embalmed remains of the communist leader lie within a custom crystal coffin.

The powerful party began with a secret meeting in this shikumen in 1921.

The Chinese have long been excellent at the art of copying, but this epic replica takes the biscuit.