Places rykinu Wants to Go

This ancient sword lay in a waterlogged tomb for 2,500 years, but managed to remain relatively untarnished and impressively sharp.

Sited in an Inner Mongolian desert are the remnants of an important trade stop along the Silk Road.

Two monstrous faces loom over a village in Czechia.

Mysterious heaps of stones dot these otherworldly woods.

Outlaws, hot springs, and tragedy have all left their mark on this ancient road in the Icelandic highlands.

Flames have been burning within this mountain for more than 2,500 years.

The abandoned "Ghost Mansion" was left to decay in the mountains of Northern Italy.

Frozen in Norway, vended in Singapore.

A cheese discovery made by shepherds became the pride of a region.

This museum dedicated to divination also honors a local 10th-century prophetess.

The narrowest street in Paris.

This Scottish castle has witnessed clan rivalries, Jacobite uprisings, whisky smuggling, and more.

Pyramid home to an obscure religious group that practices modern mummification.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

Local lore holds that Butch Cassidy took an escape route through Red Canyon's sandstone hoodoos after an attempted murder.

Settled by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1859, this abandoned frontier town has appeared in several films.

Despite its name, this route in southern Utah offers a heavenly day trip.

A replica that won't float away.

This geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.

An absolutely beautiful 200-foot stained glass installation traces the evolution of knowledge.

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.

This harsh mountain path was built as a strange attempt to improve the health of Turkmen citizens.

This famed Silk Road oasis was one of the largest cities in the world before it was destroyed by a Mongol horde.

This fortress played a key role in the battle that would ultimately give rise to the Maratha Empire.