Places greggc80 Wants to Go

A small Oslo museum dedicated to failed products, bad ideas, overhyped inventions, and the strange lessons hidden inside them.

It stands out for its elegant white neoclassical design and twin bell towers that define Maputo’s skyline and make it one of the city’s most recognizable landmarks.

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

The Pamir Highway between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan takes a mere hour driving through a stretch of No Man’s Land.

Massive industrial-chic coffee shop housed in former 1970s-era Bank of Guam building.

A lineup of a dozen or so Japanese light tanks from WWII.

Hidden 2600-year-old Urartian tomb is located in close proximity to a busy shopping mall.

All your favorite presidents of Zambia, in one convenient spot.

Charming small streets lined with well preserved wooden houses dating to the 18th and 19th century.

The hillside where Edvard Munch experienced the panic attack that inspired “The Scream” offers one of the most striking evening views in Oslo.

The original home of the Caesar Salad.

The original shop where the iconic Belgian praline was invented.

A thriving community of Taiwanese art.

This densely-packed cluster of buildings was saved from the wrecking ball and turned into an art community.

These charming mailboxes became social media stars after a typhoon failed to topple them.

The historic single-screen movie theater is one of only four cinemas in the world to screen films in VistaVison format.

The final resting place of the dictator of Taiwan.

A once-shattered school now preserves a visible fault line, showcasing Taiwan's traumatic 1999 earthquake.

This hike brings visitors closer to Taipei 101, once the world’s tallest building, than any other trail.

Housed in a Japanese colonial-era bank, this cafe pours next-level cold brew.

At a museum dedicated to the millenia-old rites and art of Buddhism, the Buddha's reputed tooth is held as an object of worship.

Dine on Hakka dishes at a dreamy cottage nestled in the heart of Taipei.

This kitschy, kinky homage to Taipei’s old “grandpa shops” is full of eye-candy.

This collection of lakeside pagodas and temples are flanked by giant lions, tigers, and dragons as well as their welcoming maws.