Places ianwebb75 Wants to Go

Bangkok celebrated its shifting monarchy with a militaristic homage to democracy.

The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.

For centuries young Thai men used this Giant Swing as a slingshot to heaven.

The pillars inside this small, ornate shrine hold Bangkok's horoscope within them.

This ambiguous pig shrine is actually a monument to a beloved queen.

Bangkok's take on the High Line is a park on a traffic bridge above the iconic Chao Phraya River.

Striking, enormous gold-plated sculpture of Buddha installed in the 19th century.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

This bizarrely tree-like red skyscraper is one of the newer additions to Barcelona’s skyline.

This colorful statue welcomes visitors to a Barcelona park.

A former steam-powered mill from the 1800s is now an industrial park with a giant steel dragon slide.

Bask in the 19th century grandeur of an eccentric Freemason millionaire's private gardens.

These secluded and abandoned anti-aircraft defenses have become one the most scenic viewpoints in Barcelona.

This fountain was designed to honor the man who helped bring water to Barcelona.

The 2,000-year-old Roman columns are hidden within Barcelona's Gothic Quarter.

A historic structure inspired by Roman, Muslim, and Jewish bath houses.

These fly sculptures are scattered around the city and represent the patron saint of Girona.

Designed by Gustave Eiffel before his famed tower.

Kissing the ass of this stone lioness has become a rite of passage in the city of Girona.

Feast on cuttlefish ink-stained paella by the beach.

The oldest giants in Catalonia are now displayed in a 14th-century Gothic church.

This stunning iron gate designed by Modernist architect Antoni Gaudí is filled with mythic symbolism.

The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.

Possibly the oldest church in Barcelona, this basilica has its pagan and Christian mythologies all mixed up.