Places remcrae Wants to Go

Spring that emits water and fire at the same time is said to have remedial properties, and sparked its own religion.

Marked by the hand of the explorer Henry Morton Stanley.

This lake in northwest Iran has started turning from green to red more frequently than scientists are comfortable with.

Iranian tombstones shaped like male and female sexual organs.

This ancient burial site is believed to be one of the first earthquake-protected structures in the world.

In this tiny Iranian town playing on the roof isn't just encouraged, it's the only place to go.

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

This 12,000 year old Iranian cave village has been continuously inhabited for over 3,000 years.

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

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

Hydraulic systems in an ancient underground Iranian city.

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

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

Within the Saudi Arabian desert lies a 2,000-year-old ghost town made of stone and mud.

The largest prehistoric ruins south of the Sahara, once a powerful center of international trade.

Artifacts showcasing the witchy history of Zambia.

A town church once nearly submerged by the damming of a river is now hauntingly visible as the water recedes.

Overlooked amid the tourist bustle of Florence, this museum is dedicated to the craft of stone inlay.

The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.

The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel, where they were hidden for nearly 500 years.

An old hill fort covered in over 100,000 crosses is a symbol of Lithuanian nationalism and beliefs.

This wooden recreation of a 9th century lake village looks as though it was built yesterday (which it relatively was).

The 3.8 billion-year-old rock proves that tectonic plates may have been shifting longer than we thought.

A lake in the middle of the tundra of Quebec is said to be the purest freshwater lake on Earth.