Places Engineerblake Wants to Go

During World War II, the Nazis repurposed this beer cellar to store stolen artwork.

This lurid German fountain plots the sad course of marriage from dating to death.

An extravagant monument to an extravagantly unpopular Emperor.

The notorious "Hanoi Hilton" where Vietnamese colonial subjects and later American POWs, including John McCain, were imprisoned.

Walk through a clothing store, across a courtyard, and up several flights of stairs for delicious coffee with a side of beautiful views.

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

Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.

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

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

Meant to be a lavish presidential home, the palace became a symbol of the fall of South Vietnam.

Artifacts and memories from the Vietnam war, located in a place that experienced it first hand.

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

The busy transport hub is home to the tallest airport slide in the world.

This Singaporean food-court stall was home to the world's cheapest Michelin-starred meal.

This rare wildlife haven in Singapore feels like you're in the tropical rainforest.

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

A Buddhist theme park brings you a Buddhist version of Hell.

Singapore's landscaping project is home to 18 incredible Supertrees.

This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.

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

Limestone caves in the Cambodian countryside, once the site of genocide, now a place of peaceful beauty.

5,000 skulls in memorial to those killed by the Khmer Rouge.

This Cambodian riverbed is covered in ancient Hindu carvings both above and below the waters.

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