Places RHF Wants to Go

A deserted Bedouin village lines the shores of this stunning desert oasis.

One of the oldest medical collections in Europe focusing on rare surgical instruments.

A poem by Arthur Rimbaud is inscribed on the wall of a street that, while it is only one block long, plays a key role in multiple novels.

An underground city of salt.

The art and tradition of Tibetan costumes are preserved through these dolls made by Buddhist monks.

A Himalayan monastery claims to have a piece of a centuries-old abominable snowman.

The highest monastery in the world operates a tiny guesthouse with doors open to all.

This strange sculpture is an enigmatic icon of this medieval German town.

An extravagant western hotel where every floor is the "ground floor."

Hotel designed around a 16th century Mexican bullring.

Seven flags adorn this Texas museum, one for each of the powers that have ruled the area.

Amazingly detailed marble cinerary urns that once held the cremains of Roman elite.

Craggy concrete faces are hidden in the walls of this artificial cave along the San Antonio River.

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.

Since the 1700s, this old barrel has acted as a post box that relies on the kindness of travelers.

Conflicting markers on its floor tell a tale of two city centers in San Antonio.

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

A Japanese cat island also populated by the descendants of a band of banished samurai.

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

Haunting graffiti left by prisoners of the Spanish Inquisition.

A seven-century-old jail tells a not-so-pleasant history of crime and punishment.

The conquistador's former fortress is the oldest preserved colonial building in the Americas.

In Zanzibar, a historic 19th-century palace is a reminder of the world's shortest war.

King Ludwig I's collection of beautiful women.