Places aptabali Wants to Go

In its continuing quest to recreate famous parts of the world in miniature, China now has its own ghost Paris.

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

Time-frozen department store of dangerous and dusty relics.

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

The bank's whimsical shape was inspired by a child’s toy.

This museum has a most unusual location: inside a giant, three-headed elephant.

A curious memento mori hangs in the magnificent Cathedral of Segovia.

This magnificent castle grew from a small Moorish fortress, and reportedly inspired two iconic Disney castles.

On the shores of Lake Garda, the ruins of a Roman villa that allegedly belonged to the poet Catullus.

One of the most well-preserved castles in Italy also contains a rare medieval example of a port fortification.

This precariously perched fortress was once ruled by a crow-worshipping baron.

This 13th century Gothic brick castle is the largest in the world by surface area.

This monument commemorates the soldiers who fought for 16 hours straight to penetrate this concrete fort.

After being bombed and largely abandoned, this former railway workshop has been transformed into a lively market space.

The largest covered bazaar in the world.

In this Balinese village, coconut shells containing placentas are hung from trees.

A unique project to help restore coral reefs in Bali.

A real-life "hobbit" cave in Flores, Indonesia.

One of the largest caverns in the world has a maw large enough to stack cathedrals in.

The oldest museum in Borneo is a cornucopia of rare taxidermy and human skulls.

This Sumatran root bridge took almost 30 years to knit itself together.

What once claimed to be the world's tallest single-family wooden structure house.

An iconic Russian watch brand inspired by Yuri Gagarin's trip to outer space.

Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.