Places viv157 Wants to Go

A blooming house of worship for the masses.

These particularly resplendent rodents are the state animal of Maharashtra.

This magnificent stepwell is designed as an inverted temple and adorned with 1,500 sculptures.

This peaceful Sikh gurudwara serves around 50,000 free meals every day within its gilded walls.

The remains of what was, not so long ago, the world's largest city.

Rock-cut cave complex filled with ancient Buddhist artwork.

The world's second-largest sundial, made entirely out of stone.

Stunning ruins of what was once the center of one of the greatest empires in East Africa.

Abandoned city hidden from the world by tropical forest and isolation on the coast of Kenya.

Strange sandstone canyon known as the "place broken by itself."

Giant pigeon houses packed into city streets in Egypt.

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

Egyptian treasure trove of fossils documenting the whale's transition from land mammal to sea creature.

An endless sea of white conical domes.

A smoky doorway in Dakar leads to one of the city’s great communal eating experiences.

This oddly shaped church resembles a rocket.

Pagan monument converted to Christianity with the population.

Located in the thermoelectric factory that once powered the entire city, this Portuguese museum is shockingly fascinating.

Feast on buckets of garlicky snails.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

Some 4,000 individual tiles make up this striking blue billboard from the golden age of air travel.

This Portuguese bullring is built right into the caldera of an island volcano.

This Gallo-Roman sanctuary is dedicated to Serápis, god of the underworld.

These narrow stone granaries have been used to store and dry out grain for hundreds of years.