Places pleiades Wants to Go

The fire inside this temple has burned for more than 1,500 years.

17th century mosque for Shah Abbas' harem.

One of the largest and oldest caravansaries in Persia.

The colorful soil of Iran’s "Rainbow Island" attracts artists and nature lovers.

The hottest, driest, and most scenic desert on Earth.

A historic trade hub teeming with gorgeous architecture, colorful goods, and vibrant designs.

These little castles each held thousands of pigeons.

Modern-day cave dwellers carve elaborate homes out of volcanic debris.

One of the world's largest salt caves is filled with fragile salt sculptures, salt rivers, and huge salt megadomes.

This vast, water-filled underground labyrinth can only be toured by boat.

Hydraulic systems in an ancient underground Iranian city.

The vertical-axis windmills of ancient Persia have been grinding flour for 1,000 years and counting.

The ancient necropolis houses the immense rock-cut tombs of four Persian kings.

A sophisticated astronomical tower built by one of the greatest Persian scholars of the Islamic Golden Age.

This beautiful system of tunnels built into natural rock serves as a centuries old plumbing system.

A 1,500-year-old, 3-story subterranean city where ancient Persians took refuge in times of war.

Putrefaction plateaus in Iran, where the dead were sent for decontamination before going to their final resting place.

This ruined fortress was the stronghold for a persecuted medieval leader and his infamous Assassins.

Ancient structures used to make and preserve ice in the deserts of Persia.

The palace of the King of Kings, burned by Alexander the Great.

A spectacular rainbow of stained glass makes the "Pink Mosque" one of the most beautiful in Iran.

Iran's colorful terraces are a rare geological masterpiece.

Mirrors and glass shards cover every inch of this arrestingly beautiful mosque.

In Rome’s Jewish ghetto, a 200-year-old bakery still makes the neighborhood’s historic sweets.