Places riche103 Wants to Go

Deep in the Negev Desert, the world's tallest solar tower looks like a sight straight out of science fiction.

A massive, heart-shaped, wind-carved crater in the middle of the Israeli desert.

This 15th-century Serbian Orthodox monastery also contained a school for illuminating manuscripts.

This outcropping was once home to a medieval monastery destroyed during the Ottoman conquest.

A hidden stream deep in the mountains creates one of the largest tufa waterfalls in Serbia.

Legends of treasure and spirits flow from this this fairy tale-like oasis.

This former Soviet military base has over 10 original aircraft and an enormous amount of memorabilia on display.

Rare signs of the former Soviet Union in the Caribbean, though not where you'd expect them.

One of the windiest peaks in Crimea is home to an incredible set of cable bridges.

A massive cross stands as the sole resident of this water-locked Crimean crag.

Preserved portions of Athens's ancient defenses are on display in a subterranean parking garage.

The ruins of an ancient fortification wall sit in front of and underneath this boutique hotel.

This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.

Legend says it was constructed with the destroyed pillar of an ancient Greek Temple.

A Byzantine-era church hidden in a wooded area below the Acropolis.

This graffitied 19th-century building was a prototype of European industrial architecture.

One of the few places where you can visit a cenote and Maya ruins at the same time.

This extraordinary art museum is like a secret world on the edge of Mexico City.

Few of the many visitors to this resort town know of its hidden Maya ruins.

The ruins of this ancient fortification wall sit in the middle of a quiet, residential intersection.

An ancient system of freshwater caves filled with animal bones, including that of species long-extinct.

Still standing despite its considerable slant, this tilted lighthouse has become a local symbol of resilience.

The ruins of an important pilgrimage destination for worshippers of a Maya fertility goddess.

One of Mexico's least-visited archaeological sites is tucked away inside a theme park.