Places ProstheticShrew Wants to Go

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

The spot where the two men ate together now stands enclosed in glass.

Modern commuters still pass through this 2,000-year-old Roman archway.

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

A medieval church with largest and oldest collection of Renaissance frescoes in France.

The final resting place of England's most notorious bandit.

Every hour on the hour a naked heroine and her leering foil appear from this giant cuckoo clock.

A remarkable medieval structure born from a 14th-century disaster.

The largest and best-preserved Roman amphitheater in Africa was designed to seat 35,000 people.

This triumphal arch celebrating the Sun King's conquest of Lille is a masterpiece of military architecture.

The remains of what was the most important religious complex in coastal Peru for over a millennium.

This impressive collection of rare books on ancient mysticism inspired author Dan Brown.

Structure built from the skulls of vanquished foes.

In one of the smallest countries in the world stands an original Salvador Dalí sculpture.

An incredible mosaic-lined monument said to have held the remains of an ancient Roman empress.

This tidal island, a sacred site in early English Christianity, was the target of a notable Viking invasion.

The world's most remote airport.

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

A sprawling nature preserve harbors the world's only living dragons.

The great Italian Renaissance painter was laid to rest here in the Chapel of Saint-Hubert.

This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.

This historic Benedictine monastery brews a booze so toxic that it has often been blamed almost singularly for Scottish hooliganism.

Bombed and burned, this monument represents the often controversial ties between Vietnam and Cambodia.

The patron of this extravagant Art Nouveau confection insisted that nothing less than a boat should project from its facade.