Places sarahltait Wants to Go

The classic Atari game's iconic aliens have invaded downtown San Diego.

According to legend, this cavern holds the passage that Persephone used to travel to and from the underworld.

Τhis feline monument commemorates fallen soldiers on a field that saw many, many battles.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

A solemn reminder of the infamous World War II war crime that massacred almost all the men in a small Greek town.

This 200-meter-high waterfall marks the site of Achilles’ immortal baptism at the mouth of the River Styx.

The "father of immunology" used this humble hut to offer the local people some of the world's first free vaccinations.

Home to the ancient Roman temple of a lesser-known Celtic god that inspired J. R. R. Tolkien and H. P. Lovecraft.

You can enjoy a (possibly haunted) stay at the medieval Norman castle that was once a favorite hunting lodge of King John.

These 12th-century catacombs carved into a mountainside were a place of mysticism and Christian hermitages.

In the bowels of a 19th-century brewery lurks a fine-dining restaurant offering an array of themed feasts.

This ossuary is more than five centuries old and is heralded as one of the finest in Switzerland.

A hidden gem in the middle of the city's infamous Jewelry Quarter.

A sacred mountaintop temple offers a fine cup of tea to visitors who can survive the journey.

Enormous burial mounds of ancient emperors.

Although resembling a grand Buddhist temple, this structure is actually the largest mosque in China.

These mountain hot springs have seen power struggles, doomed romances, and a generalissimo's attempted escape from mutiny.

An ancient fortification lives on in this Chinese city.

An ever-evolving wall of graffiti art off East Liberty Street.

Its floors are marked by colorful cues depicting Michigan's native fauna.

A physical reminder of Earth's ancient past, this rock results from the photosynthetic processes of some of the oldest forms of life.

A watercolor recreation of a famous fresco unearthed at Pompeii.

A 15th-century monumental Latin inscription on this house celebrates Lorenzo Manilio's love for Rome.

Originally built by Japanese fishermen, this historic neighborhood has withstood the test of time.