Places ashkahn2022 Wants to Go

Inside the columbarium, thousands of colorful, high-tech Buddhas guard the ashes of the dead.

Serving you alcohol with a side of insanity. Also, costumes!

A Buddhist temple to honor insects that died for science.

Meet the world's longest tapeworm in a collection that really gets under your skin.

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

Living inside a fearsome reptile in the Ivory Coast.

This small patch of land is the final resting for these communication relics of the past.

Its tremendous toad is actually a five-story museum and viewing platform.

Surat Thani's official flower—and the world's largest—smells of rotting meat.

From dragonfruit to mangoes to durian this Thailand resort allows guests to stay inside all manner of giant fruit.

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

Bangkok's men with dangerous jobs come here in search of protective talismans.

The intriguing personal collection of a professional demon-chaser.

A castle inspired by medieval architecture is hidden in the woods of Connecticut.

A collection of haunted artifacts chronicles the career of the world’s most famous paranormal investigators. Museum is temporarily closed with plans to re-open.

This speakeasy continues the Prohibition-era legacy of Harlem's jazzy Swing Street.

This hidden library of physiological ephemera contains centuries worth of knowledge on the vim and viscera of the human body.

This small New York museum celebrates the mountainous artwork of a Russian mystic.

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.