Places Kmolove Wants to Go

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

An archaeological site believed to be the burial place of the "mother of us all."

Al Rahmah Mosque appears to "float" atop the Red Sea.

For centuries, Jeddah’s old town was a major trading port and a point of entry for Hajj pilgrims traveling by sea.

A condom-covered Thai restaurant that is more concerned with birth control than food.

This enormous gold Buddha statue was hidden inside a stucco decoy for centuries.

For centuries young Thai men used this Giant Swing as a slingshot to heaven.

A shrine built to combat the bad karma of a commercial venture.

Bangkok celebrated its shifting monarchy with a militaristic homage to democracy.

England's most famous front door has an accidental doppelganger.

Classic game cookery takes center stage at what's widely considered London's oldest restaurant.

A tall karst islet popularized by 007.

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

A limestone wonderland of water and subterranean secrets.

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

At the right time of day, sunlight floods through the roof of this cave and illuminates the small pavilion hidden within.

You can walk up Thailand’s naturally non-slip waterfall.

Bangkok's take on the High Line is a park on a traffic bridge above the iconic Chao Phraya River.

Displaying religious art made almost exclusively in modern styles helps set this Buddhist temple apart from the myriad others in Bangkok.

Founded during the Ayutthaya era, this unique Buddhist temple remains shipshape to this day.

This museum has a most unusual location: inside a giant, three-headed elephant.

"Bangkok's Green Lung," a large park on an island, feels worlds away from traffic-choked Sukhumvit Road.

This Bangkok high-rise looks like a rudimentary LEGO elephant.