Places scheung Wants to Go

Thousands of effigies of Buddha watch from caves set high above a legendary river, plus whiskey.

This tiered waterfall is so pretty it may cause visitors to cry tears of their own.

Although called a funicular by both its owner and the locals this historic railroad is actually a rack and pinion system.

This grand hydraulic installation has provided water for townspeople since the Middle Ages.

Founded in 670, this ancient mosque is an architectural time portal.

Some believe this abandoned Brutalist masterpiece inspired George Lucas's Sandcrawler.

The best-preserved Roman small town in North Africa.

Made famous by 'Star Wars,' these troglodyte homes face an uncertain future.

Buildings from the fictional planet of Tatooine still litter the Tunisian desert.

The original film set of Luke Skywalker's Tatooine home from the 'Star Wars' trilogy.

The original movie set for the home of 'Star Wars' hero Luke Skywalker.

On a trail in Portugal's Barão de São João National Forest, a pile of faces look up at hikers from the forest floor.

Beatlemania is still going strong... at least in Kazakhstan.

Granny Smiths and Fujis can both be traced back to Kazakhstan, where apples still grow wild.

Touching displays of wishes for peace from the Cold War era.

Former island in the Aral Sea used to be a top-secret Russian bio-weapons facility.

An 18-meter-long sarcophagus of a constantly growing dead prophet.

Explore a remarkable 35-hectare sculpture garden located an hour outside of Lisbon.

You can cross from one country to another in a single hop on this little bridge.

This striking icon of the disputed Republic of Artsakh caused a stir at a Eurovision Song Contest.

This elevator was built in 1907 to connect two neighborhoods separated by a steep, rocky cliff.

Have tea in a cemetery with a dazzling view of Istanbul.

The home-turned-museum of Barış Manço, the mustachioed Turkish Elvis for children.

A surprising and unconventional mosque hidden in the subsoil of Istanbul.