Places kosmostasis Wants to Go

A one-of-a-kind shopping mall dedicated to Buddhist and Daoist spirituality.

A Buddhist theme park brings you a Buddhist version of Hell.

A bizarre philosophy-themed park founded by an occult expert.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

Thousands of foxes are said to gather and parade across the neighborhood of Ōji on New Year’s Eve.

An eclectic temple with Chinese architecture, Korean lion-dogs, an Indian god and a legendary 700-year-old tree.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

An architectural marvel that combines Gothic architecture with Indian elements.

A Zoroastrian funerary tower where excarnation rituals are carried out is threatened by the area's dwindling vulture population.

Every color in the rainbow awaits.

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

The burial ground of two kings and a queen is now a calm city park in the middle of bustling Seoul.

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

A unique structure located on the grounds of one of five grand palaces that were built by the Joseon dynasty.

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

This pagoda was once the central feature of a Buddhist temple that no longer exists.

A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.

This small canyon is home to a treasure trove of geological oddities.

An underground unique sacred place in the Kazakh steppe in which Sufism and nomadic tradition merge.

World's oldest and largest space launch facility, once a secret missile testing site.

Former island in the Aral Sea used to be a top-secret Russian bio-weapons facility.

Rusting ships sit in a desert where a sea used to be.

This was once the largest city in Kazakhstan, and a major stop on the Silk Road.

An abandoned Soviet-era mining town in the mountains of South Kazakhstan.