Places kosmostasis Wants to Go

A mountain of conch shells created by centuries of fishermen.

One of the world's best-preserved Roman amphitheaters is also one of the most unusual; it's made of black volcanic rock.

When Azorean green tea meets volcanic hot springs water, a luminous brew is born.

This fairy-tale, neo-Gothic church in the Azores is a world of magical realism.

Legend has it the lovelorn tears of a princess and a shepherd boy formed the blue and green twin lakes in the Azores archipelago.

A 19th-century mansion houses the largest collection of gin in the European Union.

This abandoned five-star hotel is now a five-star urban exploration destination.

According to Hindu belief, this shallow island chain was created by a god with an army of monkeys.

A unique Buddhist temple with strange statues, beehives, and dinosaurs.

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

Abandoned mini-mansions that were once intended for affluent Bangkok families now sit empty.

A remarkable medieval structure born from a 14th-century disaster.

The flower-shaped temple in Virginia aims to transcend the boundaries of the world’s religions.

The history of this futuristic crypt-turned-temple is as curious as its facade.

Peek into the world of those creating the beautiful, delicate paper parasols found all over the globe.

This extensive collection of dead bugs may be the world's most idiosyncratic and personal insect museum.

Buddha shrines hide within dark tunnels at this unique forest temple.

A monument to placate the spirits of an ancient forest.

The oldest bakkwa shop in Singapore is especially beloved during the Lunar New Year festivities.

This house is one of the most colorful in the country, and is the last remaining example of a historic villa.

A gorgeous gilded tower houses what may be the world's largest collection of gin.

Singapore's oldest Hindu temple.

According to fictional Kcymaerxthaereal history, a powerful woman with a voice whose beauty could not be concealed found solace at this site at the Majestic Hotel in Singapore.

A giant baby floats in the middle of Singapore’s nature park.