Places eharjes Wants to Go

A carousel trades in its classic horses and calliope for endangered species, native flora and fauna, and a modern soundtrack.

Where the line between entertainment and aerospace blurs.

Come crisp December nights, this fairly plain neighborhood becomes a holiday dream world.

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

One of the world's largest collections of rare and magnificent bird specimens.

World's oldest operating science fiction and fantasy club, once home to Ray Bradbury and L. Ron Hubbard.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.

This jam-packed Singapore antique museum preserves the fading remnants of a uniquely mixed culture.

Terrapins of all colors and shapes are quick to bring fascination (and possibly long life) at this museum.

One of the largest Chinese cemeteries outside of China spent years overgrown and forgotten.

From prostitutes to soldiers to business men, the dead in this graveyard are a microcosm of Singapore's history with Japan.

A historical convent known for taking in bad luck babies left on its doorstep is now an upscale shopping center.

Relax on your veranda and watch the light show.

The largest pool at its elevation sits on top of one of the most expensive resorts in the world.

This $62 million dollar temple was erected to house one little dental fragment of religious history.

The most playful of the life-sized statues that make up Singapore's "People of the River."

Postal archives over 150 years old offer a window into Singapore's culture and tradition.

The first Catholic church in Singapore is a Neo-Gothic colossus with a rich architectural history.

This tiny Vietnamese village is known for eating snakes and serving their still-beating hearts in shots of vodka.

This striking landscape in northern Vietnam contains both geological and archaeological wonders.