Places J848 Wants to Go

Showcasing some of the best-preserved temples of the Champa Kingdom.

This Vietnamese hell cave lets visitors take a walk through a devilish underworld full of demons.

This spectacular bridge supported by two gigantic hands looks like something out of a fantasy universe.

An extravagant monument to an extravagantly unpopular Emperor.

It is believed that this Buddhist temple stands right on the gateway to the underworld.

This reconstructed castle was once the base of the “Devil King” who almost united the feudal warring states.

Shells collected from over a hundred different countries line the walls, floors and ceilings of this fantasy museum.

From mid-September to early November, dreamy fields of pink muhly grass spring up all over South Korea.

Low tide reveals an ocean bridge to an island full of art.

This grand temple complex from the Old Silla era of Korea is home to a stone pagoda that was build in the 7th century.

This 317-ton walkable art installation is an homage to Korea's "City of Steel."

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

Various forms of phallic art decorate this hill in commemoration of legendary local tragedy.

This former coal mine has been turned into a sprawling modern art complex.

Though it is hundreds of years old, the intricate details on this 23-foot rock carving of Buddha have been preserved.

A 32-acre fun park dedicated to all things cheese.

Known as the birthplace of Korean Buddhism, this temple features an ancient, five-story stone pagoda.

120 mortarless pagodas built by one Korean hermit.

An all-female order shares an ancient culinary art with visitors at their mountaintop monastery.

The largest cluster of the Joseon dynasty’s royal tombs, home to the burial sites of 17 kings and queens.

Only a few pieces remain of a grand 16th-century water clock that once announced the changing hours with the sound of bells, gongs, and drums.

A chilling monument to Korean patriots who resisted the Japanese occupation.

About as hidden as can be, this specialty coffee shop is wedged between multi-story buildings at the end of a dark, skinny alleyway in Seoul.

Collected from all around Seoul, thousands of secondhand books create this photogenic tunnel.