Places joshgordondublin Wants to Go

Smoked mummies housed in mountainside caves.

The fin-tastically detailed headquarters of the National Fisheries Development Board.

Walk through depictions of the torture inflicted on those who go to Buddhist hell.

Get lost in the fantasy underworld of Thai serpents where wishes are granted

The skeletons, demons, and corpses serve as a warning of the terrors of Buddhist Hell.

Its tremendous toad is actually a five-story museum and viewing platform.

Hundreds of glow-in-the-dark designs bring a Thai temple to life once the sun has set.

Under a breathtaking Buddhist temple in Vietnam is a basement exhibit that takes visitors to hell and back.

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

An astounding annual light display honors the victims of one of Japan's most devastating earthquakes.

The self-mummified monks of Japan.

This pond is so stunning it looks like you've stepped into one of Monet's masterpieces.

Would you spend the night in Japan's deepest train station?

The largest of the Fuji Five Lakes is home to an impressive swan population—some real, some with paddles, and one with an observation deck.

A bizarre statue of a Buddhist goddess made from 20,000 insects.

This seven story Japanese love hotel now stands in ruins.

The strange “kaiju” of Lake Imba that allegedly killed over a dozen men with a single strike of lightning.

More tin toys than you can shake a clapping monkey at.

Unchanged for decades, World War II-era bullet holes and nostalgic ghost signs still haunt this desolate train station.

The only Edo-period ferry that is still in operation in Tokyo today.

Watch out for the two-story Godzilla made out of tires.

Weighing nearly seven tons, this massive sculpture was carved out of 500-year-old wood and decorated with thousands of jewels.

The knock-off oil painting capital of the world.

China's mysterious record-setting sleeping Buddha.