Places catlightly Wants to Go

One man and his wife have turned a barren Korean island into a fantastical botanical wonderland.

The abandoned hospital whose elaborate ghost stories cover up the dirty truth - an uneventful sanitation issue and other mundane reasons for its demise.

The world's longest bridge fountain has hundreds of nozzles that create a beautiful, illuminated spectacle.

To enter the lower hall of this temple, you must first walk through a dragon.

South Korea's only sex-themed park.

Tracking the 1,500-year history of Korea's star cabbage.

A theme park made of glass, from the gleaming books on the shelves to the crystal fish in the mirror lake.

All that remains of an ancient royal palace is a water channel that was used for drinking games.

The Shinsegae Department Store is the largest of its kind in the whole world.

Celebrating the history of Hangul, the Korean writing system invented by King Sejong to improve his realm’s literacy.

From mid-September to early November, dreamy fields of pink muhly grass spring up all over South Korea.

Only a few pieces remain of a grand 16th-century water clock that once announced the changing hours with the sound of bells, gongs, and drums.

Trees emerge from the surface of this small man-made reservoir.

A traditional village rooted in the Joseon Dynasty.

Booksellers and public artworks fill this vibrant promenade along the disused railroad tracks.

A window into a long-lost world, these colorful tiles advertise a long-defunct range of purgative teas, harmless smokables, and diarrhea cures.

Spanish architects used seized Muslim gravestones to rebuild parts of the fortress.

An eccentric collection of antique items shares space with a prop-quality witchcraft museum.

Hundreds of stone stairs and a winding medieval bridge connect this haunting Spanish island to the mainland.

The secret centuries-old German cemetery in the heart of the Vatican.

The Vatican's secret porn-festooned bathroom was painted in erotic murals by one of the greatest artists of the Renaissance.

This hidden collection of everyday objects illustrates life within communist Poland.

Poland's oldest surviving university building holds a wealth of historic science instruments including some used by Copernicus.

This Polish cave has housed a dragon, a brothel, and an enduring legend.