Places curly nomad Wants to Go

A unique configuration of blown glass can be found inside this hotel lobby.

The largest falcon hospital in the world, caring for over 6,000 feathered patients every year.

The United Arab Emirates's biggest and oldest fort pays homage to a lost era.

Whitewashed mosque contains the world's largest carpet.

This artificial archipelago was supposed to resemble a map of the world.

Billed as the "largest natural flower garden in the world" this Middle Eastern show field has little competition at 45 million flowers.

The oldest surviving mosque in the UAE has mysterious origins and unusual architecture.

This futuristic building is yet another architectural wonder in Dubai.

This enormous sports car themed amusement park is home to the world’s fastest roller coaster.

A preposterously luxurious hotel with gold-plated iPads, Rolls Royce chauffeurs, and a staff that trains by watching "Downton Abbey."

This floating cinema brings new meaning to the phrase "going out" to the movies.

Limestone outcrop decorated with a large laser engraving of the Buddha.

This Khmer-era temple includes a lintel that was stolen and displayed at the Art Institute of Chicago for years before returning to Thailand.

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

This serene bamboo walkway allows Buddhist monks from remote temples access to the nearby village.

The skeletons, demons, and corpses serve as a warning of the terrors of Buddhist Hell.

Abandoned mini-mansions that were once intended for affluent Bangkok families now sit empty.

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

A three-table eatery sits inside the home-kitchen of a seafood virtuoso in Bangkok's Chinatown.

A Buddhist shrine in a cave protected by macaques next to dark passages lined with creepy paintings.

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

You can walk up Thailand’s naturally non-slip waterfall.

This museum has a most unusual location: inside a giant, three-headed elephant.

Six times a day a train runs right through the middle of this Thai street market, sending vendors scrambling.