Traveling for leisure is probably the last thing anyone is thinking about right now. But here are all the places I'd want to see if I could. Fascinating places to see: a thread:

1. Perhaps the most simple Mughal tomb, where Aurangzeb rests.

2. Delhi Fort. It physically pains me to see Lahore Fort and just be able to think about all the parallels one could identify with Delhi. Truly a spectacle. Too bad visa nahi lagna kabhi.

3. Terracotta Warriors. Chinese emperor Qin wanted an army for the afterlife. And that is what he got. The level of detail on every individual soldier is amazing.

4. Makran National Highway. This is stuff of dreams. Hundreds of kilometers of untouched beaches, lady of hope, and small Hindu temples scattered around the terrain. What I wouldn't give to drive down that road.

5. Potala Palace. Nestled in the mountains of Tibet lies the palace that houses Dalai Lamas for hundreds of years. It was built as a fortress and a seat of government.

6. Petra. A city carved into stone; it used to be a commercial hub and you can find lots of holes and signs of attack from neighboring Bedouin tribes that wanted to steal the riches it boasted.

7. Salar de Uyuni. A salt flat, that seasonally make it look like you're walking on water. I remember Top Gear once did an episode where they drove across. Just one of those out-of-this-world places.

Antelope Canyon. If it's a wallpaper for Windows, its probably an interesting place. Water eroded the stone and rock formation into this super smooth structure.

9. Zhangye Danxia. This naturally occurring landmass is a result of long-term erosion, freezing-thawing, and geological changes. Often known as rainbow mountains.

10. Meteora, Greece. This looks like its been pulled straight out of an Uncharted game. That is one of the largest monasteries built so high up. You pray to the stars while looking down at the clouds.

11. Welcome to Barrow, Alaska. Looks like a boring village. But this is one of the northern-most human settlements. 6 month nights, and 6 month days. Water is frozen for half the year. Only a handful of flights go in and out.

12. Jinnah Antarctic Station. I don't know what our scientists are doing there but sure would be incredible to see.

13. Persepolis. I've been here but I was too young to appreciate it for what it was. This was the capital of the Archaemenid Empire, an empire that spanned northern Africa till Punjab.

14. During the Cold War, the Soviets placed a bust of Lenin at the South Pole. Americans would come and move the bust so it faced Washington. Soviets would return and change it so it faced Moscow. This continued until the Soviet Union fell. Yet the bust remains at the South Pole.

15. Bam, Iran. This is a city, partially destroyed during an earthquake, completely built with hardened sand. Apnay time ka NYC that.

16. Makli Necropolis, Sindh. There are close to 1 million tombs here, including royalty, and Sufi saints. Architecturally, it is a testament to melting pot that was the region when it was built.

17. Mont Saint Michel. Looks like Hogwarts. This is a settlement that was built on a tidal island. Despite numerous wars, the island remained unconquered.

18. Rani ki vav, India. It's a stepwell, built in the 11th century. It predates the recent history we immediately think of when it comes to South Asia. There are over 500 sculptures embedded into the walls of the stepwell, all with incredible levels of detail.

19. Trango Towers. One of the tallest and trickiest rock formations in the world. Just imagine the feelz having a cup of chai on the top.

20. Socotra Archipelago, Yemen. Many of the animals and plants you would find here, you can't find anywhere else on the planet. This is the closest we're getting to extra-terrestrial in our lifetimes.

21. Timbuktu, Mali. Many regard this city, at the footsteps of the Sahara, as a major driver for the spread of Islam in Africa. It also holds a lot of authentic religious scripture in its museums.

22. Walled City of Shibam, Yemen. This is an OLD city (16th century) that used mud bricks to build city grids and buildings up to 15 stories high. Today, it is known as the oldest skyscraper city.