Places brandonwthomas Wants to Go

The cursed island of black pebbles.

A phallic shrine to a princess goddess in Krabi, Thailand.

Grotesque statues of figures from Buddhist hell haunt the temple's Sin Park.

More than 100 Hindu temples are slowly being swallowed by the forest.

This Cambodian riverbed is covered in ancient Hindu carvings both above and below the waters.

This collection of reclaimed landmines acts as both an exhibition of their deadly history and as a shelter for children affected by them.

This Vietnamese hell cave lets visitors take a walk through a devilish underworld full of demons.

An extravagant monument to an extravagantly unpopular Emperor.

World's largest cave was only discovered in 1991, and now offers tours to the public.

A memorial to the monk who set himself on fire to protest the persecution of Buddhists in Vietnam.

Artifacts and memories from the Vietnam war, located in a place that experienced it first hand.

A nightmare for the claustrophobic lies hidden in Southeast Asia.

Have fun at the world's first Buddhist waterslide park.

Meant to be a lavish presidential home, the palace became a symbol of the fall of South Vietnam.

The lavish temple of the Cao Dai religion that includes Buddha, Mohammed, Joan of Arc, and Victor Hugo.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?

This enchanting mountain plateau celebrates spooky local folklore.

Stenciled handprints and wall paintings dating back 10,000 years, some of the earliest forms of cave art.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

An alchemist's “magic door” stands in the middle of a Roman park.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.