Places exploringwithkatie Wants to Go

The remains of an abandoned air force hospital located on a redeveloped Air Force base.

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

A 50-foot-tall statue of Jesus where a stairway transports the faithful into his body.

A unique beach made of a myriad of multi-sized pebbles.

This tiny island protects a number of rare bird species by only allowing visitors to set foot on the beach.

A patch of Philippines forest devoted to saving the lives of an emotionally sensitive species of googly-eyed primates.

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

Hundreds of wooden coffins dangle from cliffs and caves in the Philippines.

A once great mansion stands in stately ruin.

A cemetery and the town it served sinks beneath the sea during the volcanic birth of Mt. Vulcan.

This wondrous waterfall rushing down a green-covered mountain wasn't discovered until 2010.

A magically clear, blue river that seems to spring from nowhere.

In this Borneo cave, it's not the thousands of bats you need to worry about, it's the blankets of roaches.

This tiny island in the South China Sea is crawling with venomous sea snakes.

Life-size animals and furniture made entirely from cardboard fill this odd paper-themed restaurant.

This Taiwanese promontory is covered in otherworldly hoodoo formations.

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

A nostalgic restaurant evokes life in Taiwan from the 1940s to the 1970s.

Taiwan's last Chinese character letterpress preserves the dying art of Chinese character mold making.

If you've ever wanted to learn about the history of Asian fish balls, this Taiwanese museum has you covered.

A secret passageway from World War II is now a quirky pedestrian shortcut.

Visit this church that's shaped like a giant glass pump either to cater to women or to reference a tragic local tale. Or both.

A rare pod of derelict midcentury Futuro and Venturo houses lines a semi-abandoned beachfront resort outside Taipei.

Grandpa Rainbow felt the neighborhood needed some color, so he picked up a paintbrush and went to work.