Places webanzi Wants to Go

Unique Armenian monastery from the 13th century, reclaimed by nature but still welcoming visitors.

An unusual double-stelae obelisk with ancient and mysterious origins.

This series of Armenian caves held the oldest brain, shoe, and winery in the world.

The most visited pilgrimage site in Armenia once held a saint in a pit for 13 years.

This often-missed monastery, set in a scenic mountain landscape, features unique frescoes, fortifications and legends.

Called the "Armenian Stonehenge," this ring of menhirs pierced with holes may be a prehistoric astronomical observatory.

Nestled in a peaceful valley, this Armenian monastery may have been saved from Mongols thanks to the eyes of God.

The world's longest nonstop reversible cable car soars through spectacular scenery to the medieval Tatev Monastery.

She asked for a potato cellar and over the next 23 years he gave her a network of holy caves.

A geological oddity topped with a 2,000-year-old pagan temple.

Centuries before the modern seismograph, Armenian monks measured quakes with this tilting pillar.

The northernmost point of continental Africa—or is it?

This museum in the famously blue neighborhood of Sidi Bou Saïd showcases a traditional Tunisian lifestyle.

An ancient Phoenician citadel once stood at the site where Queen Dido first landed, according to legend.

An ancient burial ground believed to have been used for ritual sacrifice.

The ancient heart of Tunis is an enormous maze of narrow streets and alleyways.

The best-preserved Roman small town in North Africa.

Founded in 670, this ancient mosque is an architectural time portal.

The largest and best-preserved Roman amphitheater in Africa was designed to seat 35,000 people.

A seemingly simple canyon that was the backdrop to a number of famous movies.

An abandoned film set location for a remote spaceport in a galaxy far, far away hides in the Tunisian desert.

The original movie set for the home of 'Star Wars' hero Luke Skywalker.

Buildings from the fictional planet of Tatooine still litter the Tunisian desert.

A superb Paleo-Christian baptismal pool is preserved among the ruins of ancient Sufetula.