Places daveschaaf Wants to Go

These wondrously illuminated caverns extend under the mountains of the Fukushima Prefecture.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.

Across Valencia lie the remains of three ancient fortifications built centuries apart: a Roman enclosure, an Islamic expansion, and a medieval Christian wall.

A plaque hangs near the execution place of the Scottish Independence leader famously depicted in "Braveheart."

This museum houses an imposing skeleton army comprised of creatures great and small.

This 1930s train station still gets hundreds of visitors a day despite the fact it only makes a 7-kilometer journey.

Unbeknownst to many, this fountain was erected as a tomb and still holds the remains of a Frenchman.

Out of all the statues of Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam, this one is the tallest and the most impressive.

Showcasing some of the best-preserved temples of the Champa Kingdom.

Shoes and revealing shirts are not allowed inside this giant Vietnamese Christ.

Fowl, love and death in Vietnam.

An ornate tomb pays tribute to one of the most influential and cherished military leaders in Vietnam's history.

Witnesses claim the Virgin Mary statue outside the church once mysteriously shed a single tear.

The lavish temple of the Cao Dai religion that includes Buddha, Mohammed, Joan of Arc, and Victor Hugo.

Vietnam's largest Buddha statue depicts a female sage.

One of the oldest temples in Ho Chi Minh City, dedicated to a deified Chinese military leader.

One of Vietnam's most iconic landmarks was built by Japanese traders and is now in danger of sinking.

This French colonial post office is arguably the grandest in all of Southeast Asia.

A memorial to the monk who set himself on fire to protest the persecution of Buddhists in Vietnam.

This network of tunnels housed an entire village for years, and even had a hall for screening movies.

Ha Long Bay's "Cave of Surprises" houses a popular phallic rock formation.

A desert in southeast Asia, complete with a beautiful lake covered in lotus flowers.

These crumbling towers are some of the last remnants of a centuries-old Vietnamese culture.

Monument to a brutal, ineffectual US bombing campaign and a sobering reminder of the human cost of the Vietnam War.