Places adyban07 Wants to Go

Modern design and unusual architecture make this mountaintop temple no ordinary Buddhist retreat.

Vintage furniture and art share space with all manner of collectibles at this quirky shop in Bangkok.

Eat like a bird in a bamboo nest.

A limestone wonderland of water and subterranean secrets.

Stunning wetlands ablaze with pink lotus flowers.

An enormous dragon scales the walls of this 17-story temple.

At the right time of day, sunlight floods through the roof of this cave and illuminates the small pavilion hidden within.

Though it is hundreds of years old, the intricate details on this 23-foot rock carving of Buddha have been preserved.

Visiting this grotto is symbolic of a spiritual journey into Nirvana.

This traditional home is a rare example of 19th-century Korean architecture.

The only wooden pagoda remaining in South Korea is part of a Buddhist temple that was established in the year 553.

The largest and oldest brick pagoda in Korea.

A symbol of hope, survival, and national character, especially after it rose phoenix like from the flames.

The site where the Emperor of Korea performed the long-forbidden "rite of heaven" to demonstrate his absolute sovereignty.

Celebrating the history of Hangul, the Korean writing system invented by King Sejong to improve his realm’s literacy.

Trees emerge from the surface of this small man-made reservoir.

Known as the birthplace of Korean Buddhism, this temple features an ancient, five-story stone pagoda.

This human-made pond is part of a Korean palace complex first built in the 7th century.

One of only a handful of seaside temples in Korea, this sacred space is home to a legendary healing Buddha statue and a traffic safety prayer pagoda.

A traditional village rooted in the Joseon Dynasty.

This pagoda was once the central feature of a Buddhist temple that no longer exists.

120 mortarless pagodas built by one Korean hermit.

The name of the only golden Buddhist temple in Korea translates as "the temple that protects the country."

Over 80,000 carved wood blocks make up one of the world's oldest intact Buddhist canons.