Places onoma Wants to Go

This castle has links to Portugal’s founding and struggles for independence.

Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

Mysterious heaps of stones dot these otherworldly woods.

One of the world’s largest collections of petroglyphs records 2,000 years of human activity.

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.

This Czar-funded, onion-domed, lavishly muraled Orthodox Church played a starring role in "The Deer Hunter."

19th-century operating theatre in which the use of ether was first demonstrated - plus, a skeleton and a mummy!

Marvel at this turn-of-the-century masterpiece that has been turned into a rather stately supermarket.

Once the largest unsupported dome in the world, beating out the Pantheon and St Peters in Rome.

17th century mosque for Shah Abbas' harem.

One of the largest Buddhist stupas in the world keeps an eye out in every direction.

This 17th-century mausoleum is topped with an acoustic marvel.

The walls of the iconic dome are hollow and have a secret stairway.

A retired subway car stands alone in a field in the middle of Queens.

Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.

The world's spiciest ice cream comes from Glasgow.

These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.

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

These museum grounds are a Dalai Lama-declared peace oasis.

An incredible little museum of interior design full of artifacts collected from around the world.

The convergence of two currents makes this a surprisingly pleasant getaway in the Arctic Circle.

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

This dry lake bed contains the oldest known petroglyphs in North America.

The original movie set for the home of 'Star Wars' hero Luke Skywalker.