Places grgsroussel Wants to Go

A museum with a window view of the Himalayas and an on-site climbing wall.

Nepal is home to the world’s tallest Shiva statue.

This park in Nagarkot boasts one of the best views in all of Nepal.

This restaurant preserves and serves lesser-known and regional Nepali food.

This religious site features Nepal’s largest statue of Buddha.

This Kathmandu museum, built in an Austrian modernist style, looks like a set from Star Wars.

A colorful gateway to a historic neighborhood.

Hiding in plain sight near Kathmandu’s government center is a giant mandala that has become a locus for political protest.

This secluded museum beats the drum for the preservation of Nepal's musical heritage.

Nailing a coin to this holy stump is just another way to ask the gods for relief from dental pain.

Former host to the World Elephant Polo Championships.

The courtyard of this palace was the site of the worst slaughter of sitting royals in recorded history.

A place for local artists to showcase their works.

This small shrine dedicated to a fish is believed to hold the secrets to this historic market's founding.

This legendary clock tower has dominated Kathmandu’s skyline since it was built in 1894.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

Hidden within Sydney’s lush Royal Botanic Garden is a walled cactus rockery and the site of Australia's first zoo.

A collaboration of art and ornithology mourns the calls of Sydney's lost birds.

A 125-meter long "tribute to the Brazilian people."

This massive Brazilian church is built like an angular, technicolor pyramid left by Mayans from the future.

This stunning Brazilian library contains the largest collection of Portuguese texts outside of Portugal itself.

Louise Bourgeois' 30-foot-tall steel spider sculpture.

Palestinian-style savory breads and fine patisserie are served with a generous side of hospitality.

The strikingly modern structure stands out among the brick buildings speckling the Harvard Business School's campus.