Places vijayhm Wants to Go

An ancient church on a tiny island covered in stone bible stories has controversially been turned into a museum.

This ancient city—home to nine civilizations—is soon to be buried under 200 feet of water.

An ancient fortified mound raised over the millennia from settlements built one on top of the other.

The history of Mar Behnam Monastery is that of violence, intolerance, resiliency, and spirituality.

This beautiful arched gate is all that remains of the fortress the ancient mountaintop town of Amadiya once was.

An ancient sanctuary that has long been a holy site for the Chaldean Christian Church.

Giant reed houses made in the marshes of Southern Iraq.

This remnant of an ancient Persian city is considered to be the world's largest single-span brick vault arch.

Celebrated as a center of civilization, the remains of the ancient city have been nearly destroyed by greed, egoism, and war.

9th century Abbasid mosque, damaged in modern warfare.

A 605-page Quran penned in the blood of a dictator is locked away in a mosque.

This former monument to an invented Iraqi victory was turned into a military camp during the subsequent invasion.

This vast, water-filled underground labyrinth can only be toured by boat.

The largest covered bazaar in the world.

Colorful mineral deposits turn these mountains into an Impressionist fantasy.

This lake in northwest Iran has started turning from green to red more frequently than scientists are comfortable with.

These little castles each held thousands of pigeons.

This beautiful system of tunnels built into natural rock serves as a centuries old plumbing system.

Named after a legendary garden called Eram in southern Arabia, built by order of Shaddad, an Arab king who wanted to compete with Paradise.

This extraordinary, multi-pillared monument depicts the fascinating history of Georgia.

A museum glorifying the life of Stalin, located in the city of his birth.

The secret room where early Bolsheviks cranked out propaganda fliers on a smuggled printing press.

This mysteriously shaped boulder may have been used for human sacrifice in ancient times.

Believed to have once stored either human remains or rice wine, thousands of mysterious stone jars lie in ruin.