Places thanesiel Wants to Go

These otherworldly caverns form Earth's oldest known cave system.

Local lore says a serpent-like beast lurks in the deep basin below the falls.

These Nubian pyramids are strange and unique, even by pyramid standards.

Raging waters have created a strange geological site that looks like something off of a progressive rock album cover.

In the middle of a busy residential neighborhood, a small roofless church being reclaimed by nature.

Réunion Island's highest point is a two-million-year-old volcano and a paraglider's paradise.

At the center of an island in the middle of the Indian Ocean is a deep chasm ringed by tall waterfalls.

A preserved oasis with traditional Andalusian-style architecture and beautiful views of the Nile.

These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.

One of the most well-preserved temples of ancient Egypt.

A fortified city, home to a remaining population of five families

The other side is actually green.

One of the most spectacular canyons in the world.

Mosaics, storks, and brothels—this ancient city has it all.

Along the most northwestern point in Africa is an ancient cave surrounded by legends.

It took 40 years to build this Eden-like garden in Marrakech, later restored by Yves Saint-Laurent.

The remains of a magnificent medieval fortress that was the capital of a vast empire.

This picturesque island graveyard is the final resting place of dozens of notorious pirates.

Magnificent Roman ruins lie vulnerable to destruction on the edge of the Mediterranean.

A fortress-like granary that has been continually in use for more than nine centuries.

Reaching the "Church in the Sky" requires scaling the cliff face of a sandstone pinnacle with a 650-foot drop.

Rimmed by white crusts of salt on every edge, Lac Assal is one of the saltiest bodies of water in the world.

Mount Nyiragongo has erupted at least 34 times since 1882 and is home to the world's largest lava lake.

Classical ruins that remember ancient Rome's presence in Africa.