Places riche103 Wants to Go

A patchwork of ruins from various civilizations in one of the world's oldest continually inhabited cities.

The ruins of this monumental city founded by the first Roman Emperor are strangely overlooked by most travelers.

This lost city belongs to one of the earliest civilizations in the world.

The singular ruins of a mysterious lost city.

This ancient altar emerges from the thick forests to reveal the mysteries of Etruscan sacrificial rituals.

This ancient city—home to nine civilizations—is soon to be buried under 200 feet of water.

A former bastion of Rajput chivalry, this massive hill fort is the site of legend and tragedy.

Remote ruins of a 2,400-year-old Iberian settlement.

The remains of an ancient city-state along the Silk Road.

Tibetan-influenced mountain fortress in Northern Pakistan.

This ancient Silk Road outpost overlooking the Wakhan Valley is miraculously still standing.

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

Crumbling ruins mark the site of a couple's grisly murder in the woods.

The shell of a medieval fortress offers commanding views of the area it once protected.

A fascinating assortment of cave dwellings, medieval ruins, and sarcophagi are being devoured by the forest.

Henry VIII's forgotten castle was built by the gunpowder-obsessed king to be defended solely by cannons.

Local legend says the remains of Father Christmas lie within the medieval grounds.

This daunting 1st century fortress was purportedly the site of one of the most dramatic revolts of the Jewish-Roman wars.

The ruins of an abandoned medieval city where the last Byzantine emperor was crowned.

The remains of a magnificent medieval fortress that was the capital of a vast empire.

What was once England's second-richest abbey is now a haunting ruin.

These medieval monastery ruins are surprisingly overlooked by most tourists.

The abandoned ruins of a beautiful medieval castle just outside Barcelona.

These moss-covered medieval ruins tower atop the smallest of Ireland's Aran Islands.