Places zride1905 Wants to Go

The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

Perched above the bustling town of Kerak is a sprawling, ruinous castle that has witnessed nearly a millennia of Levantine history.

Hundreds of thousands of ancient documents offer a unique glimpse into Jewish life in Cairo.

The once great capital of Egypt now crumbles forward as evocative ruins.

This ancient structure is widely thought to be the oldest intact pyramid in the world.

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

Traditional 11th-century outdoor tannery.

Mosaics, storks, and brothels—this ancient city has it all.

The largest prehistoric ruins south of the Sahara, once a powerful center of international trade.

Mined to a depth of 240 meters with a perimeter of about 1.6 km, the largest hand-dug excavation in the world.

Home to some of the oldest hominid fossils ever found.

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

This roadside monument commemorates the huge weapon built by an Ethiopian emperor's hostages.

A Bronze Age stone ship said to be the grave of the mythical founder of Gotland.

This historic building displays the remains of a victim of the devastating 14th-century plague.

The Scottish Reformation leader's grave was paved over and is now a parking lot.

A former hardware store near Yerba Buena is the official home of California's history.

This eatery re-creates dishes from the Ottoman Empire so you can dine like a sultan.

Over 2,000 ancient temples dot the Myanmar landscape at the site of this famed archaeological site.

Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.

Monument to a brutal, ineffectual US bombing campaign and a sobering reminder of the human cost of the Vietnam War.

The lavish temple of the Cao Dai religion that includes Buddha, Mohammed, Joan of Arc, and Victor Hugo.

This network of tunnels housed an entire village for years, and even had a hall for screening movies.