Places eddieythsu Wants to Go

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

An enormous Buddha peers through a gap in its ruined chamber.

This sensational silver temple is the product of centuries of metalworking.

A Buddhist temple covered in intricate designs and carvings made out of seashells and pieces of coral.

A forgotten hiker’s lodge, now reclaimed by the forest, with its chimney standing as a lone sentinel of the past.

A plaque by the roadside describes a three-dimensional glossary of an imagined language where words are numbers and numbers are words.

Cooled, fractured lava formed this geometric rock feature.

Warm up from the freezing waters in this fully functional sauna in the middle of the Tasmanian wilderness.

A limestone cave filled with impressive formations in Mole Creek Karst National Park.

Rainforest filled with record-holding eucalyptus.

Granite rocks that concentrate waves into powerful jets.

It's said that visitors can "see" Tasmania inside this cave.

The world's tallest shot tower—maybe.

The abandoned remains of a once popular zoo, and the grave of the last known Tasmanian Tiger.

Bronze statues honor the brave explorers who passed through this Antarctic gateway.

This urban stream flowing underneath Tasmania's capital city is also an unofficial gallery for street artists.

A remarkable lifelong collection of antiques and art preserved in a historic Melbourne townhouse.

A train car sitting on a rooftop makes an unlikely and picturesque setting for dinner.

Commemorating the 19th-century labor movement in Australia.

Unusual finds in this shrine to local law enforcement include a 19th-century vampire-slaying kit.

Australia's largest traditional hedge maze features a Great Gnome Hunt.

This strange portrayal of the state's first lieutenant-governor literally stands on its head.

This island at Coburg Lake Reserve is home to a sizable, very visible colony of Australian white ibis.

The labyrinthine storm tunnels beneath the city of Melbourne are ruled by a band of urban explorers.