Places ERuler39 Wants to Go

Built by the Portuguese colonists in the early 16th century, this fort is one of the oldest European structure in Asia.

Four distinctly unique gardens commemorate the POWs who lost their lives during the Sandakan Death Marches of 1945.

Malaysia's first and only glass temple.

A small statue of child Jesus given by Magellan in 1521

A vast personal collection of World War II artifacts unearthed over many years by a father-son duo.

This belfry is all that remains of the town that was buried by a violent volcano eruption.

Some locals believe the fabled lost gold of General Yamashida is hiding somewhere beneath the city.

The ruins on a deserted tropical island in the Philippines bear the scars of WWII.

A once great mansion stands in stately ruin.

Bohol's unusually shaped hills turn brown in the summer months.

Memorial to the father of the Republic of China.

Only through deep darkness and tragedy did this elaborate royal palace become a sacred temple.

Enormous pendulum helps keep Taiwan's tallest building from swaying.

A waterfall runs right through the middle of this Taiwanese shrine to the hundreds of workers killed while building a nearby highway.

The headquarters of Korea’s provisional government later became the site of a prominent statesman's assassination.

This cemetery is dedicated to the people who died fighting for democracy in South Korea.

The burial ground of two kings and a queen is now a calm city park in the middle of bustling Seoul.

A large visitor's complex and place of remembrance on the outskirts of the DMZ.

Ancient temple is home to centuries of art and spiritual artifacts.

Numerical symbolism abound at East Asia's oldest observatory.

Home to more than 13,000 pieces of war memorabilia and military equipment.

A Korean village where times stands still.

The 400-year-old remains of the samurai invasion of Korea.

To enter the lower hall of this temple, you must first walk through a dragon.