Places grahamwardrope1971 Wants to Go

Wander around the extensive remains of this 12th-century medieval church.

The last remnant of Kuala Lumpur’s old prison complex now stands on the edge of a Japanese shopping mall.

This picturesque archeological site looks like it was pulled straight from a fantasy novel.

American bombs, morbid memorabilia, and graphic photographs tell the story of the CIA-led “Secret War” from the Pathet Lao perspective.

Unbeknownst to many, this fountain was erected as a tomb and still holds the remains of a Frenchman.

Out of all the statues of Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam, this one is the tallest and the most impressive.

Perhaps the only one of its kind, the nearly-forgotten site once held mortal (and rigged) gladiatorial games between tigers and imperial war elephants.

This unique formation is characterized by hexagonal basalt rocks stacked in unique formations.

Drink and learn at this striking ode to coffee culture and history.

A French-Colonial era collection of taxidermy and wet specimens, secreted away in the National University of Hanoi.

Ha Long Bay's "Cave of Surprises" houses a popular phallic rock formation.

The spot where the two men ate together now stands enclosed in glass.

This Vietnamese bar doubles as a multistory labyrinth.

The Thai Army has dug deep trenches along the Thai/Myanmar border to prevent drug smuggling.

This mountain sunrise is one of the most breathtaking views in Thailand, yet well off the tourist trail.

The cursed island of black pebbles.

This striking landscape in northern Vietnam contains both geological and archaeological wonders.

Accessible only at low tide, the deserted island is dotted with World War II ruins.

The barrel-made lookout from Shackleton's final ship is tucked away in the crypt of one of London's oldest churches.

The oldest library in Scotland was built from the remains of a church to hold a churchman's library.

This gnarled old tree supposedly sprouted from seeds kept in the pocket of a 16th-century Spanish sailor.

This open-air museum was originally a World War II testing ground for German missiles and rockets.

A memorial to the beloved brown bear that served in the Polish army during World War II.

What was once an underground Nazi city is now Europe's largest bat reserve.