Places Dr Do Wants to Go

A palace-fortress ruin in Indonesia complete with legends of two magical tigers, eight bathing angels, and a wish-granting cannon.

It took 28 years to build this massive statue of the Hindu god Vishnu riding a mythical bird.

Isolated atop this Balinese sea crag is a lovely Hindu temple that is said to be guarded by sea snakes.

The name of this ancient Indonesian temple translates as "Elephant Cave" but it could be more accurately called "The Hellmouth."

Bali's remote "gateway to heaven" is one of the most sacred places on the island.

This tiny lake temple dedicated to a water goddess seems to float on the surface.

A newspaper editor turned this abandoned island into a tortoise nature preserve that's now the world's smallest national park.

This nugget of paradise earned its name for obvious reasons.

A surprising number of shipwrecks visible just off the Somaliland coast.

Two cannon-like cranes were installed on top of the bank building to fend off bad feng shui.

Pre-Nazi swastikas adorn the sculpted pachyderms flanking this brewhouse portal.

This grand building inspired by classic Islamic architecture is home to a seat of provincial government.

Founded by French colonists in 1919, this mountain resort has been transformed into one-of-a-kind theme park.

This 17th-century fort, built by the Dutch to control a piece of the international spice trade, is now a city park.

One of the largest caverns in the world has a maw large enough to stack cathedrals in.

Ferdinand Magellan dubbed the world's largest water village the "Venice of the East."

A symbol of Islam in oil-rich Brunei.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

Air Force Academy Chapel made of 100 identical tetrahedrons works to inspire those of all religions.

This 16th-century monastery has been turned into a surrealist architecture compound.

Malaysia's floating mosque.

These jagged limestone blades cut out through the canopy of the jungles of Borneo.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

The southernmost point in the United States is a beautiful place to look at but a deadly place to wade in.