Places stonoceno Wants to Go

Roman ruins, natural methane fires and a lovely beach.

While not Turkey's deepest underground city, this subterranean redoubt is the largest.

A Turkish monastery tucked into a cliff wall.

The highest peak in mainland Spain is said to be the final resting place of a Muslim king.

This Canary island is a quintessential example of nature’s beauty, and its unbridled fury.

An independent naturist colony amidst 1000-year-old ruins.

An enchanting landscape of ancient sandstone structures eroded into otherworldly shapes.

Salaguti's live-in museum: a fortress against criticism and consumer art.

Part of the medieval watchtower is displayed in an otherwise ordinary parking garage.

A house covered entirely with shells.

This beautifully verdant lagoon is tucked below a massive volcano in a crater atop a black pebble beach.

A fiery-red region of scooped out land still largely untouched by civilization, tourists or otherwise.

A display of torture devices used in the Spanish Inquisition and other scourges of medieval Europe.

Walls of stone rise up from sinkholes caused by underwater erosion.

Two towns are linked by an engineering marvel masquerading as a boring suspension bridge.

Archaeological site of Iberian people ruins.

"Satisfying" is a good way to describe these beautifully aligned rows of Spanish mills.

The opulent car collection of an eccentric Sheikh housed in his own private pyramid.

On any given day this sprawling market houses literally tons of government-regulated gold, gems, and precious metals.

The largest falcon hospital in the world, caring for over 6,000 feathered patients every year.

The oldest surviving mosque in the UAE has mysterious origins and unusual architecture.

The world’s largest LED display, built over an F1 race circuit.

Every December, this stretch of dusty desert road transforms into a catwalk for a camel beauty pageant.

This mysterious abandoned fort looks like something pulled right from Arabian legend.