Places thanesiel Wants to Go

The abstract sandstone rock formations at this Algerian national park are rich with prehistoric art.

This dizzying span over the ancient Algerian city was once the highest suspension bridge in the world.

An extraordinary mix of Phoenician, Roman, early Christian, and Byzantine ruins beautifully set overlooking the Mediterranean.

The original resting place of Queen Cleopatra and Mark Antony's only daughter.

Collection of fossils, plants, and ancient animals encased in amber.

An eccentric German artist built this weird and wondrous castle packed with shocking sculptures and alien art.

This trio of Dominican cave lakes comprise a colorful biosphere of natural life.

Hundreds of pieces of ancient Taíno art cover the walls of this Caribbean cave system.

In terms of history and architecture, this is one of the most remarkable cemeteries in the world.

One of the deepest blue holes in the world.

This huge pile of volcanic boulders hides a stunning network of secret grottoes.

Storms, funding, and in-fighting have kept this Bermuda church from ever being completed.

Nature took her revenge on the "Wickedest City in the World."

The royal seat of Henri Christophe, a formerly enslaved man who became Haiti's only king.

French scientists make up the majority of the few humans to occupy this remote island in the extreme southern Indian Ocean.

Remote Honduran Islands with a colorful history.

The remnants of an archaeological camp stand within Tikal National Park.

One of the world's largest pyramids stands within El Mirador, the "lost city of the Maya."

One of the world’s most colorful cemeteries, where each pigment is symbolic.

An important Mayan religious and trading center dating back to 200 BC.

Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.

This famous city eluded concrete detection until the early 2000's.

A Lycian city of the dead carved into the hillside of Southern Turkey, complete with startlingly human touches.

These tombs were built into the side of a mountain so that ancient angels could reach the dead.