Places revans Wants to Go

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

The deepest underground city in Turkey was designed to protect 20,000 people behind massive stone doors.

The most metal church of all time was built in record time because of an international, pious pissing contest.

Large miniature theme park with 100-plus models.

The alleged house of the Virgin Mary is tucked away in a park and nature preserve on Mt. Koressos in Turkey and is holy to both Catholics and Muslims alike.

Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.

Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet, your wish will be granted.

This Turkish cave boasts some rather bizarre associations with the King of Mount Olympus.

This famous city eluded concrete detection until the early 2000's.

A meow-velous tribute to a beloved street cat, made famous on the internet.

A charming beach town in Turkey captures all the colors of the rainbow.

The home of the Dead Sea Scrolls is an abstract modernist dream.

Sitting right on the border between East and West Jerusalem this modern art museum is in itself a symbol of Israel's hoped-for unity.

A magical oasis in the middle of the Negev Desert.

Squeezing inside this deep, narrow canyon reveals a festival of desert colors.

Two innocuous monuments found in separate locations attempt to unite a city.

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

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

Iran's colorful terraces are a rare geological masterpiece.

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

17th century mosque for Shah Abbas' harem.

A dreamy mausoleum honors Persia's most famous poet.

This 17th-century structure is a beautiful testimony to traditional Persian architecture

One of the holiest Shi'i shrines in Iran honors the life and death of a learned noblewoman who became a saint.