Places meltingknight Wants to Go

More than 450 years ago, an Italian nun became the first woman to paint the iconic subject.

The cluster of igloo-like domes forms the remains of an ancient burial ground.

The historic building has preserved human organs, unusual hexagrams, and scars from a political assassination.

This slumbering beast honors the Bavarian soldiers who died in Greece during a 19th-century typhoid outbreak.

Step inside an ancient beehive tomb built for a mysterious cult hero.

The 7,000-year-old calcium carbonate formation creates a magnificent natural bridge.

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

This mesmerizing kinetic sculpture blossoms endlessly in the breeze.

This beloved roadside attraction welcomes visitors with his signature neon smile.

The vaulted ceiling is home to a scurry of “squirrelgoyles.”

A 14th-century European chapel sticks out of the facade of a Japanese hotel.

This bar is filled with Star Wars merchandise from around the world, all of it unlicensed knockoffs.

The unique work of art celebrates the 30th anniversary of the 1988 World Expo.

This small island was the first National Wildlife Refuge ever created in the United States.

This top secret Chinese military megaproject is the world’s largest human-made tunnel structure.

The only house built with a turret, crenellations, and a moat in Palmer, Alaska.

This ornate church designed by a self-taught architect is an eclectic masterpiece in the heart of Central Mexico.

In Mexico, an abandoned Scottish-looking castle stands as a tribute to love.

A memorial to the United States's first wildlife refuge warden.

Deliberately hidden for centuries, the magnificent Saadian Tombs were eventually uncovered in 1917.

The remains of a magnificent medieval fortress that was the capital of a vast empire.

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

An old airplane engine forms an unusual cairn atop this Moroccan peak.

This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.