Places oliviaauriat Wants to Go

An unusual and beautiful form of mass transit serves the city's steepest neighborhoods.

A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.

Controversially restored in the 1970s, this giant 15th-century mosque is shrouded in legend.

Once a luxurious flagship of the Soviet Union, this Brutalist structure remains a landmark of Tashkent’s communist past.

Looking for a unifying history, Uzbekistan finds its answer in a 14th Century Turco-Mongol conqueror... despite the fact he wasn't Uzbek.

An 18-meter-long sarcophagus of a constantly growing dead prophet.

This "tower of death" has acted as an observatory, a religious hub, and an executioner's lair.

Light still pours into the ruins of this ancient Islamic observatory.

The Avenue of Mausolea is a series of grand palatial tombs.

Standing atop 2nd-century Roman ruins, this church is one of the oldest and most iconic in Old Cairo.

One of its engravings is believed to be among the first representations of medical and surgical instruments.

The massive cave church of Cairo's Zabbaleen community is one of the largest Christian churches in the Middle East.

These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.

Known as the Sistine Chapel of Egypt, this tomb houses some of the most well-preserved paintings in Egypt.

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

A startling, centuries-old subterranean marvel hides in plain sight.

A striking symbol of the Troubles, this semi-demolished prison was home to the largest prison escape in the history of the British Isles.

Visit a haunted Mughal mosque and the tomb of a Sufi saint and his disciple.

Kolkata’s only Portuguese church has a curious link with chickens.

Also known as the "Red Taj Mahal."

The place of worship for Zoroastrians, Mumbai's Parsi fire temples use fire and ash for purification.

Legend has it a commoner volunteered to be buried alive in the foundation so that the great fortress could be built.

This lavish estate recalls the opulent history of Calcutta.

Many Hindus make the long pilgrimage to this holy city to have their remains burned on the banks of the Ganges River.