Places Kooni Wants to Go

A museum of puppets and puppetry covering all Asian styles.

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

This hiking trail features an aging but endearing collection of folk miniatures depicting Taiwan’s landmarks.

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

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

Diners have been slurping 'fool's noodles' at this shop for more than 70 years.

A thriving community of Taiwanese art.

The first miniatures museum in Asia contains all sorts of itsy-bitsy wonders, including the world's smallest working television.

A monument to placate the spirits of an ancient forest.

The longest skywalk in Taiwan.

Hakka-style teahouse where everybody grinds their own tea.

Learn to make this village's specialty: volcanic mud tofu.

This densely-packed cluster of buildings was saved from the wrecking ball and turned into an art community.

Air-raid tunnels hidden beneath this opulent hotel provided shelter and an escape route—and one of the world's longest slides.

Taiwan's last Chinese character letterpress preserves the dying art of Chinese character mold making.

The tangled roots of a giant banyan tree have fully reclaimed the ruins of this abandoned warehouse.

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

A nostalgic restaurant evokes life in Taiwan from the 1940s to the 1970s.

This Taiwanese promontory is covered in otherworldly hoodoo formations.

A rare pod of derelict midcentury Futuro and Venturo houses lines a semi-abandoned beachfront resort outside Taipei.

The splendor of this 17th century golden chapel has led it to be called the "eighth wonder of the world."

Diego Rivera's massive tiled fountain and failed infrastructure project.

Extraordinary sculpture garden created by an eccentric English poet.

The famous artist couple lived and worked here, in two different houses connected by a bridge.