Places krabill3 Wants to Go

Wash down heaping platters of meze with raki at one of the city's best taverns.

This former Imperial summer home was the venue for a royal slap that once echoed 'round the world.

This family-owned canteen has been selling goat milk ice cream since 1933.

The ornate miniature mansions were built for Istanbul's feathered residents.

A mosque with distinctive modern features.

A meow-velous tribute to a beloved street cat, made famous on the internet.

Over the centuries, this island paradise has done it all, from providing monks with ecclesiastical respite to sheltering an exiled Leon Trotsky.

This Ottoman bridge is a rare covered bridge with shops, and considers itself the only bazaar bridge in the world.

A Frankenstein blend of science and art allows one tree to produce 40 different types of stone fruit.

Giant pagoda houses the car that drove Thích Quảng Đức to his death by self-immolation.

This spectacular bridge supported by two gigantic hands looks like something out of a fantasy universe.

A desert in southeast Asia, complete with a beautiful lake covered in lotus flowers.

These crumbling towers are some of the last remnants of a centuries-old Vietnamese culture.

A memorial to the monk who set himself on fire to protest the persecution of Buddhists in Vietnam.

An ornate tomb pays tribute to one of the most influential and cherished military leaders in Vietnam's history.

Artifacts and memories from the Vietnam war, located in a place that experienced it first hand.

Meant to be a lavish presidential home, the palace became a symbol of the fall of South Vietnam.

A refugee returns to his homeland to open Ho Chi Minh City’s first Michelin-starred restaurant.

This historic spot was where America's involvement in the Vietnam War officially came to an end.

For a taste of Vietnamese gastropub culture, look no further than this convivial seafood joint that stays open till midnight.

Vietnam’s everyman “broken rice” dish is given one major upgrade at this humble institution.

One of the oldest temples in Ho Chi Minh City, dedicated to a deified Chinese military leader.

Order your coffee crowned with salted whipped cream or blended with coconut and ice.

A nightmare for the claustrophobic lies hidden in Southeast Asia.