Places JonAkzar Wants to Go

Moss and stone turn this waterfall into an otherworldly liquid veil.

Some call this eerie forest of crooked trees the "Bermuda Triangle of Romania."

A mere stone's throw from Islamabad exists a spectacular display of three millennia of humanity's progress.

The place that allegedly inspired James Hilton's depiction of Shangri-La.

The darkest building on Earth was built for the snow-white scenery of the 2018 Winter Olympics.

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

A remnant of Korea's colonial past lies forgotten in a hip neighborhood in Seoul.

Asia's largest limestone cave is home to a world of plastic goblins and gold mining history.

Over 80,000 carved wood blocks make up one of the world's oldest intact Buddhist canons.

One man's lifetime collection of tiny objects of wisdom gathered from around the world, on display for public enjoyment.

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

The 400-year-old remains of the samurai invasion of Korea.

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

This quirky Korean eatery is built to resemble an equally quirky vintage camera.

One man and his wife have turned a barren Korean island into a fantastical botanical wonderland.

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.

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

A theme park made of glass, from the gleaming books on the shelves to the crystal fish in the mirror lake.

The abandoned hospital whose elaborate ghost stories cover up the dirty truth - an uneventful sanitation issue and other mundane reasons for its demise.

Secret North Korean passage discovered below the world's most dangerous border.

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

South Korea's love of the silly photograph is on full display at this goofy collection of trompe l'oeil paintings.

Plenty of old carney magic still haunts this photogenic amusement park.

This unique formation is characterized by hexagonal basalt rocks stacked in unique formations.