Places scheung Wants to Go

Europe's simulation of the Martian surface uses soil from Mount Vesuvius.

This building has a giant piercing through one of its corners.

This Torino museum honors a soldier who kept the city safe using barrels of exploding gunpowder, losing his life in the process.

The astonishing collection of an infamous criminologist.

A landmark in the history of technology and computing is hidden in a tiny Baroque chapel.

Large-scale operations in these mines ceased in the 1960s, leaving behind crumbling processing facilities and deserted living quarters.

The world's shortest funicular ferries beachgoers a whopping 128 feet from clifftop to shore.

Hidden behind a wall, Spanish nuns distribute their signature sweets on a revolving tray.

A small but very fascinating fountain in the center of Rome with four books and a deer carved.

One-room museum dedicated to India's most enigmatic mathematician.

A fresco in this magnificent palace is said to have been the first depiction of the Taj Mahal's design.

A centuries-old shrine where Indians pray for U.S. visas.

This 15th-century mosque is a beautiful blend of Hindu and Islamic architecture.

This diminutive yet beautiful local stepwell once yielded enough water to irrigate the lush fields of the village.

An effigy of the deity emerges from a temple's water every 40 years.

A small town in Rajasthan has been dubbed the "City of Stepwells," and Raniji ki Baori is the queen.

A gray market run by Burmese Indians offers a portal to a forgotten period in history.

This small and unknown museum recounts the life of Mirabai, a remarkable mystic saint of the 16th century.

The place of worship for Zoroastrians, Mumbai's Parsi fire temples use fire and ash for purification.

A pair of nearly 1,000-year-old temples profusely covered in meticulous stone carvings.

More than 2 million Olive Ridley sea turtles are hatched from this mass nesting ground every year.

This magical and eccentric stepwell is a hidden treasure within the ancient fort city of Mandu.

A collection of crumbling mansions stand as a reminder of a more prosperous time in this Indian village.

This restaurant is proud to be built atop a burial ground.