Places AriAlbD Wants to Go

Out of all the statues of Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam, this one is the tallest and the most impressive.

This candy-pink cathedral of Da Nang is also known as the Chicken Church.

Home to the world's largest collection of ancient Champa's sculptural works, featuring many Hindu and Buddhist deities.

Museum showcases Japanese sexuality and some amazing ocean views.

Once the main gateway to Tokyo, sneaking through this checkpoint was a capital offense in feudal times.

This spa theme park lets its guests take a dip in pools of coffee, wine, or ramen broth.

This bathhouse includes an option to soak in radioactive water.

Near the mouth of the Yodo River, this museum offers visitors six floors of hands-on learning about Osaka's raw sewage.

This whimsical garbage disposal facility receives around 12,000 accidental tourists each year.

This brothel-turned-restaurant features plenty of surprises and elaborate, extravagant architecture.

A 14th-century European chapel sticks out of the facade of a Japanese hotel.

Japan's first automaton went missing, only to be revived by the Osaka Science Museum.

A moss-covered statue of a Japanese Buddhist deity stands at a quiet temple in downtown Osaka.

The Hanshin Expressway goes right through its 5th, 6th, and 7th floors.

Legend has it that centuries ago, a ghost once frequented this candy shop to feed her still-living baby.

This cozy café is housed in a repurposed pharmacy originally built in 1927.

Run a wash cycle while sipping a latte at this community-oriented café.

This kitsch-forward diner is dedicated to an almost-forgotten “one-cent” prototype of okonomiyaki.

Sample specialties from Xinjiang at this Shinjuku neighborhood gem.

This 400-year-old sweet shop serves a delicacy some have described as "edible incense."

Sidle into a side alley for a taste of sumo wrestlers' traditional hot-pot soup, in a tiny restaurant founded by a former competitor.

Existing for more than four centuries, the last of Hakone’s historic teahouses serves a sweet, mold-based rice drink.

The tallest city hall in the world offers an excellent bento box.

This bar is filled with Star Wars merchandise from around the world, all of it unlicensed knockoffs.