Places junkyard888 Wants to Go

As telephones become more essential and less stylish one historic Brooklyn building remembers the days when they were a grand celebration of communication.

Richly symbolic public artworks that have been reconfigured for the 21st century.

A Japanese colonial-era hot springs hotel that has transformed into an art museum.

No children ride down this antique concrete slide.

High rises built to house displaced military personnel and their families form a unique cylindrical shape.

Taiwan's first stone fortress is also the best preserved Qing Dynasty-era city on the island.

This collection of lakeside pagodas and temples are flanked by giant lions, tigers, and dragons as well as their welcoming maws.

A rare Japanese-style temple and a Shinzo Abe Statue, honoring both spirits of the past and modern connections between Taiwan and Japan.

An antiquated aquarium housed in a converted government anti-nuclear bunker.

The world’s largest work of glass art hides in this stunning Taiwanese subway station.

Life-size animals and furniture made entirely from cardboard fill this odd paper-themed restaurant.

A small alleyway lined with locally drawn scenes of nostalgic anime and cartoon characters.

Try Taiwan's iconic Apple Bread—which traditionally contains no apples—at the bakery that invented it.

A temple featuring a giant Tudigong statue, quirky roadside dinosaurs, and stunning Taipei panoramas.

A waste incinerator with a restaurant on its chimney.

A glimpse into Taiwan's coal-mining past.

Memorial to the father of the Republic of China.

Dine on Hakka dishes at a dreamy cottage nestled in the heart of Taipei.

A memorial honoring a mathematician likely murdered by Taiwan's authoritarian government.

A giant sequoia tree slice that traveled across oceans and lived through wars

A preserved segment of the old irrigation canal recalls Taipei’s history as a “Water City.”

This kitschy, kinky homage to Taipei’s old “grandpa shops” is full of eye-candy.

A Greek-inspired memorial garden to commemorate a former university president and a liberal influential intellectual

These two 90-year-old statues were once part of a Japanese Shinto shrine.