Places fayelilian Wants to Go

Quirky bronze statue depicts the chaos of everyday life in Hong Kong.

There are over 12,000 Buddha statues at this temple complex that has been mistakenly labeled a monastery.

Resting place of the legendary Wing Chun grandmaster who taught Bruce Lee.

A serene space tucked amid the skyscrapers of Hong Kong's bustling financial district.

Thousands of abandoned statues of deities are taken to this hillside in southern Hong Kong.

Remnants of the most densely packed city in world history, that thrived on anarchy for 30 years.

The world's longest outdoor covered escalator system transports commuters through Hong Kong's hilly terrain.

A pair of trees near a Hong Kong shrine are said to grant wishes, but only the ones they hold on to.

Climb to the top of the world's largest seated bronze Buddha.

Teeming with illegal goods and services, this towering maze of vice is also a popular tourist accommodation.

In Hong Kong, a fairytale flower tunnel is hidden within the gardens of a public housing complex.

This hulking behemoth is actually five interconnected towers built in the 1960s.

For centuries young Thai men used this Giant Swing as a slingshot to heaven.

An eclectic Buddhist temple packed with pop-culture icons.

This old-timey Chinatown institution specializes in one of the city’s best Thai-Chinese fusion dishes.

The porky tom yum soup at this Sukhumvit Road institution has a cult following.

Striking, enormous gold-plated sculpture of Buddha installed in the 19th century.

An immersive exhibition that meditates on death and life.

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

Planned as the world’s first zero-carbon city, it had lofty ideals—but is only 5 percent completed and aiming for 50 percent carbon-neutral.

A creepy, deserted mock Arabian village can be found in the middle of the Qatari desert.

An unusual but excellent display created in the 1930s as propaganda against the Freemasons.

Australia's largest medical museum featuring a 19th-century pharmacy.

An Art Nouveau gem hides beneath the layers of city grime obscuring this once-magnificent building.