Places Alpy Wants to Go

Military artifacts from the Salvadoran Civil War are displayed in this small but notable museum.

Iguanas roam in a lagoon inside a volcanic crater that erupted more than 2200 years ago.

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

A nostalgic restaurant evokes life in Taiwan from the 1940s to the 1970s.

This collection of lakeside pagodas and temples are flanked by giant lions, tigers, and dragons as well as their welcoming maws.

Looking for a crappy restaurant? Pull up a porcelain bowl and enjoy your meal.

The world’s largest work of glass art hides in this stunning Taiwanese subway station.

Grandpa Rainbow felt the neighborhood needed some color, so he picked up a paintbrush and went to work.

A rare pod of derelict midcentury Futuro and Venturo houses lines a semi-abandoned beachfront resort outside Taipei.

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

Stunning wetlands ablaze with pink lotus flowers.

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

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

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.

Japanese island famous for poison gas and fluffy bunnies.

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

A train ride to the middle of nowhere gives its passengers some of the most iconic views of Japan's seasons.

A bibliophile's heaven that contains hundreds of bookstores, offering over a third of secondhand books for sale in Tokyo.

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

A railway station takeout shop sells boxed meals in containers shaped like trains and snowmen that hold the country’s abundant regional delicacies.

With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

This mesmerizingly colorful pond looks like a scene straight out of a fairytale.