Places Fabeldyret Wants to Go

Beijing's World Park offers the excitement of international sites without the travel.

History, science or architecture fans will love this hidden gem in Oslo.

This church conducts its services entirely in Norwegian sign language.

This Arctic storage facility is a secure backup for agricultural biodiversity.

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

Across the Pacific in a raft, a museum dedicated to Thor Heyerdahl's now legendary expedition.

Over 4500 valuable bibles are safely tucked away in this museum in central Oslo.

A sculpture park that takes the use of clay to a whole new level.

For six months of the year, three giant mirrors direct a pool of sunshine onto this otherwise occluded town.

The lavish temple of the Cao Dai religion that includes Buddha, Mohammed, Joan of Arc, and Victor Hugo.

Rivers of cattle blood gone, a strange Escheresque building remains, the last of its kind.

This beloved wartime mascot has been honored with not just one, but two statues.

A Viking-style brewpub named for a Norse sea giant, in the heart of fjord country.

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

Two ancient Buddhist temples crown this dramatic rocky pinnacle.

This student-run nightclub was originally a World War II bomb shelter.

The wartime prison now features haunting sculpted reenactments of the atrocities that took place there.

This cavern was used as a hidden hospital and safe house during the Vietnam War.

The world's first hotel built in an abandoned water-filled quarry.

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

This incredible Chinese theme park may be the largest bootleg in history.

One of the oldest temples in Ho Chi Minh City, dedicated to a deified Chinese military leader.

In a city of wooden houses, this watchtower was vital for early fire detection.

Vietnam's largest Buddha statue depicts a female sage.