Places joannemilne Wants to Go

Bali's remote "gateway to heaven" is one of the most sacred places on the island.

Hindu temple of the dead home to hundreds of long-tailed macaques.

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

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

Vietnam's largest Buddha statue depicts a female sage.

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

One of Vietnam's most iconic landmarks was built by Japanese traders and is now in danger of sinking.

These crumbling towers are some of the last remnants of a centuries-old Vietnamese culture.

An extravagant monument to an extravagantly unpopular Emperor.

A secluded, little-known temple hidden amid the dense jungle.

The capital of Cambodia is named after the hill on which this ancient temple complex stands.

This impressive clifftop temple was once at the center of an international custody dispute.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

Buddha shrines hide within dark tunnels at this unique forest temple.

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

The golden Buddha statue at the Wat Muang Monastery is the tallest in Thailand, and the ninth-tallest in the world.

Monkeys lounge around at this 13th century temple.

The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.

Modern design and unusual architecture make this mountaintop temple no ordinary Buddhist retreat.

Thailand's distressed elephants find peace at this Chiang Mai sanctuary.

A tall karst islet popularized by 007.

An enormous dragon scales the walls of this 17-story temple.

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.