Places Roseparis Wants to Go

One of the greatest maze designer’s greatest mazes.

This semi-secret storybook hedge maze is also the oldest garden in the city.

The home of Iraq's former prime minister now houses historical manuscripts.

This former monument to an invented Iraqi victory was turned into a military camp during the subsequent invasion.

This remnant of an ancient Persian city is considered to be the world's largest single-span brick vault arch.

A giant bisected onion dome remembers the Iraqis who died in the Iran-Iraq War.

A shrine on the shores of the Tigris.

A 605-page Quran penned in the blood of a dictator is locked away in a mosque.

The stoic structure boasts a whimsical set of stained glass art commemorating Lewis Carroll.

Inside this church is an obscure piece of art carved by the famous Alice Liddell.

A giant chameleon, with a fascinating purpose.

This small Japanese street is lined with figures, sculptures and a shrine dedicated to frogs.

South of Bologna, a limestone grotto with a protruding waterfall and a floor full of cave pearls.

Countless grotesque faces stare out from this eerie Prague art wall.

Internet rumors, often involving Icelandic singer Björk, have abounded regarding this isolated outcrop of rock.

The ceiling of this cavern is dripping with multicolored marble stalactites.

The building that inspired Shirley Jackson's "The Haunting of Hill House."

One of 200 religious buildings recognized as a “culture monument.” 

A temple dedicated to the 13th-century Alevi Turkish dervish credited with bringing Islam to the Balkans.

This remote church calls a tiny island its sanctuary.

The elliptical citadel resisted the advance of the mighty Ottomans several times, thanks to the military prowess of the "Dragon of Albania."

A medieval bridge stretches over a sulfur-rich river that leads to year-round natural hot springs.

A former Latvian headquarters of the brutal KGB secret police is now open as a grim reminder of their atrocities.

This monstrous face has watched over passersby for centuries.