Places patricklongmire Wants to Go

One of the most well-preserved temples of ancient Egypt.

An endless sea of white conical domes.

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

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

One of the last refuges of the endangered eastern lowland gorilla.

Home to pygmy hunter-gatherers, hundreds of animal and bird species, and the strange okapi, or forest giraffe.

Mount Nyiragongo has erupted at least 34 times since 1882 and is home to the world's largest lava lake.

This ship carrying cargo and four church bells for the Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Aparecida ran aground in 1968.

Rolling sand dunes of the Sahara... in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.

These mysterious 1,000-year-old walls have revealed little about their past.

In this African village, the walls of the chief's compound are painted with beautiful traditional designs.

Spanning over 10,000 square miles, this ancient salt pan is one of the largest on the planet.

Local legend has it that the first humans were created in the pools here, leaving their footprints behind in the rock.

There is only one place in the world where the corners of four nations come together.

Wondrous stalactites house thousands of bats in these African caves.

The abstract sandstone rock formations at this Algerian national park are rich with prehistoric art.

This colossal ancient jaguar sculpture was used as a vessel for the hearts torn from sacrificial victims.

These sacred Mesoamerican ruins feature peculiar petroglyphs hidden in the stones.

The conquistador's former fortress is the oldest preserved colonial building in the Americas.

The ruins of a former sanctuary for elite Aztec warriors.

This ancient structure was built by a mysterious civilization that was largely destroyed by a volcanic eruption.

This spot along the 23.5 degree north parallel marks the northern boundary of the tropics.

Tucked along a river are enigmatic stone carvings created thousands of years ago.

These haunting ruins of a 700-year-old Prehispanic city have witnessed centuries of wars and massacres.