Places CaveVex Wants to Go

A taste of the 15th century in the bustling heart of the modern Shinjuku City.

An East German time capsule caters to nostalgic Germans and curious tourists.

The Outer Rim Coffee House is a space for coffee enthusiasts and sci-fi fans alike!

The shelves at this Chattanooga bar are stocked with used books, and buying one sends money back to the library.

The past, present, and future of Russia's signature alcohol is remembered in the world's only museum dedicated to the starchy spirit.

A cliff-hanging restaurant.

Rivers of cattle blood gone, a strange Escheresque building remains, the last of its kind.

A tunnel dug through the side of a mountain by hand provides convenient yet death-defying access to a small village in China.

A complex and beautiful system of rice terraces covers a million acres over the mountains.

The ancient settlement attracts tourists from all over looking to learn about the Chinese vision of the afterlife.

Mirrored floors and arched shelves create the illusion of an infinite tunnel of books.

A fifth-century temple improbably built into the side of a cliff.

This abandoned fishing settlement may well be the greenest village in the world.

Soviet General Zhukov’s former home is a quiet spot amid the heavy traffic of Ulaanbaatar.

Traces of the thriving lake trade that once linked the Soviet Union with Mongolia.

This extremely remote border crossing was closed to prevent smuggling and looting.

A nondescript dirt lot hides an intriguing center of shamanic healing.

The grassy landscape is home to the world's last truly wild horses.

A non-profit that uses the impressive smelling abilities of African Pouched Rats to find and clear unexploded land mines.

A Guinness World Record-holding social enterprise whose shows don't shy away from heavy themes.

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

The river depicted in the antiwar film 'Apocalypse Now' was likely based on this Mekong tributary.

An immersive exhibition that meditates on death and life.

A small museum in the Golden Triangle tells the story of the opium drug trade that gripped Northern Thailand.