Places Pharoeaux Wants to Go

Few of the many visitors to this resort town know of its hidden Maya ruins.

Known as the "Valley of the Moon," this Jordanian wadi is one of the most amazing desertscapes on Earth.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.

A more chill but no less fascinating version of the famous ancient archeological site.

A disquieting Aztec sculpture displays hundreds of stone skulls representing the victims of human sacrifice.

This hotel is an amazing example of the Escuela Tapatía de Arquitectura movement.

A seemingly endless landscape of pure salt stretches far across Bolivia.

Bolivia's needle-like rock formations.

Thousands of fossilized footprints speckle this Bolivian national park.

Just outside of Jordan's capital lies an ancient castle and intriguing caves dating back to the Copper Age.

An underground city of salt.

Over time, this castle grew to encompass the entire island.

Valletta’s outdoor theatre stands within the ruins of a 19th-century opera house.

So opulent and massive it was once dubbed a palace, this hotel's doors closed temporarily in 2007 and failed to reopen.

These purpose-built WWII air raid shelters, which run half a kilometer under the town of Mellieħa, are among the longest in Malta.

Robot jockeys ride their humped mounts to victory as part of a 21st-century twist on an ancient desert sport.

This poignant sculpture of a gnarled weapon is a symbol of non-violence.

You can still walk across this beautiful medieval bridge in Andorra.

Step inside the first house designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, considered to be one of the first Art Nouveau buildings.

A beautiful little museum hidden away in the heart of Barcelona holds a treasure trove of Ancient Egyptian artifacts

An abandoned Jewish sanatorium is tucked within the woods of Poland.

In northeastern Poland, the ruins of a massive granary overlook the Narew River.

Dubbed "Wistom" by locals, this abandoned factory is an urban explorer's dream.

This 18th-century fort surrounded by a moat was used to store gun powder and ammunition, and now sits in the middle of a large park in Dublin.