Places cyriellegiger Wants to Go

Stunning wetlands ablaze with pink lotus flowers.

A gift from the Soviet Union in the 1980s, this is the only statue of the Soviet dictator in Southeast Asia.

A cityscape of burial tombs that you can easily lose yourself in.

This historic spot was where America's involvement in the Vietnam War officially came to an end.

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.

The wartime prison now features haunting sculpted reenactments of the atrocities that took place there.

A Surreal flight of architectural fancy in Vietnam's Central Highlands.

This magnificent white pagoda was constructed to resemble a sacred Buddhist mountain.

This golden temple is surrounded by hundreds of stone tablets that comprise the "world's largest book."

Gigantic unfinished stupa and the world's 2nd largest bell.

A grand imperial capital left to fall into magnificent ruin.

This unique temple complex remains off the typical tourist trail.

The monastery survived the Communist revolution in Mongolia as a religious museum.

An institution dedicated to curiosity, logic, riddles, and Mongolia's long history of puzzles.

This spiritual landmark for practicers of Shamanism is drenched in milk and vodka and covered in blue scarves.

A huge communist-era propaganda monument and mural that offers stunning views of the Mongolian capital.

A tangible and sobering reminder of an atrocity that took place during a secret war.

More than 200 statues filled with cryptic symbols give this park spot an aura of horror vacui fantasy.

A boat ride through utter darkness, lit only by headlamps, reveals an emerald green pool locals believe is sacred.

Time capsule of a museum, in which the Soviet Union remains alive and kicking.

Glacial lake that mysteriously empties itself every year.

This retro, UFO-like structure is a remnant of the Soviet-era circus.

On the shores of Kyrgyzstan's Issyk-Kul Lake, a family cooks a feast that tells the sad tale of a people's exile.