Places tstriegel Wants to Go

An 11th-century fortress home to one of the most influential royal houses in medieval Europe.

Traversing steep Alpine slopes, this engineering marvel is one of the longest and highest funiculars in the world.

The steepest classic funicular in the world glides along a dizzying incline.

Home of the Large Hadron Collider and the birthplace of the World Wide Web.

This is not only one of the oldest collections in Europe, but also possibly the most beautiful.

The tallest outdoor elevator in Europe rockets passengers on a dizzyingly precarious ride to the top of a mountain.

This 170-year-old Swiss guesthouse built into the side of a mountain is best accessed by a cable car.

This fortress dates back to the 6th century and is also the site of a controversial abandoned restoration project.

According to a local legend, this old castle could only be built after a woman was immured in the walls.

These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.

Nestled at the southern end of the Bay of Vlore in Albania resides ruins that contain Illyrian, Greek, and Roman influences.

Thousands of ancient rock carvings are scattered just off the highway.

The third largest ship breaking yard in the world has created an eerie shipping graveyard in southern Pakistan.

One of the last surviving ancient Buddhist sites in the region, it escaped the brunt of several Hun invasions thanks to its remote location.

A mere stone's throw from Islamabad exists a spectacular display of three millennia of humanity's progress.

Massive fortress bastions in the desert of Cholistan.

These stairs were built to accommodate royals mounted on elephants.

One of the largest necropolises in the world is home to a stunning array of historic Middle Eastern tombs.

A place as enchanting as the journey to reach it is harrowing.

This grand Pakistani mausoleum can only be accessed via an almost 1,000 foot long alleyway.

Reputedly haunted sandstone necropolis with exquisite stone carvings.

This dazzlingly turquoise mountain lake was created in the wake of a natural disaster.

This lost city belongs to one of the earliest civilizations in the world.

A massive fallen water tank bombed by the Tamil Tigers in the final stages of the long Sri Lankan Civil War.