Places 1travelgypsy Wants to Go

A patch of Philippines forest devoted to saving the lives of an emotionally sensitive species of googly-eyed primates.

Surat Thani's official flower—and the world's largest—smells of rotting meat.

Grotesque statues of figures from Buddhist hell haunt the temple's Sin Park.

Cavemen, elephants, and eagles greet passengers driving through the town's main intersection.

A forsaken beachfront condo abandoned after the Boxing Day Tsunami.

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

An eclectic Buddhist temple packed with pop-culture icons.

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

This enormous gold Buddha statue was hidden inside a stucco decoy for centuries.

This statue took 60 years to complete.

Visit a century-old sweet shop serving gold-standard mango sticky rice.

Founded during the Ayutthaya era, this unique Buddhist temple remains shipshape to this day.

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

A shrine honoring a legendary ghost bride lies within this vibrant temple.

This Bangkok high-rise looks like a rudimentary LEGO elephant.

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

A three-table eatery sits inside the home-kitchen of a seafood virtuoso in Bangkok's Chinatown.

Time-frozen department store of dangerous and dusty relics.

A collection of venomous snakes and reptiles for the whole family to enjoy.

This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.

At a Bangkok bistro, one pot of beef stew has been cooking non-stop for more than 45 years.

Haven for Cape Fur Seals, until the Ring of Death of jumping Great White Sharks arrives.

Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, Bo Kaap is a colorfully-painted suburb located in the “Mother City” of South Africa.

This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.