Places kcosterx Wants to Go

A massive 1830s industrial site once known as Czechia's "Iron Heart" has been transformed into a playground of science, technology, and art.

An eerie maze of industrial factories looks like something out of a dystopian sci-fi.

China's biggest e-waste village.

The so-called "Richest Village In China" is either a model Communist town or a dystopian sham.

This weekly market in the remote oasis city of Hotan still has the atmosphere of the old Silk Road.

Natives of this mud-brick desert village use an ancient irrigation system to grow sweet, seedless grapes.

A fantastic assortment of China's finest and most disturbing wares.

Where better to stay the night than inside a trio of ancient Chinese deities representing "the good life."

It took an artist 20 years to create this sprawling sculpture garden honoring the area's ancient inhabitants.

Rivers of cattle blood gone, a strange Escheresque building remains, the last of its kind.

Explore this massive series of 45 caves and over 51,000 sculptures carved from cliffsides in China.

Rock-cut caves and 7,000 Buddhist sculptures carved into the nearly sheer face of a sandstone mountain.

This vertical pinnacle in China was the inspiration for the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”

A King Kong-like gorilla hangs from the top of this commercial building in Tokyo.

The abandoned military base looks like a post-apocalyptic wasteland.

The bartenders at this crime-fighting theme cafe are actual private detectives by day.

Tokyo’s only Ainu restaurant serves Indigenous food from northern Japan.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

Originally built by Japanese fishermen, this historic neighborhood has withstood the test of time.

Low tide reveals an ocean bridge to an island full of art.

This 317-ton walkable art installation is an homage to Korea's "City of Steel."

This hillside village by the sea has been revitalized by street art.

The burial ground of two kings and a queen is now a calm city park in the middle of bustling Seoul.

A traditional village rooted in the Joseon Dynasty.