Places Kris McCracken Wants to Go

Surrounded by a serene and tranquil environment, this magnificent columbarium is the popular final resting place for many families to house their departed loved ones.

An undeciphered text is inscribed on a mysterious stone slab.

A dinosaur-laden walking trail outside Singapore's Changi Airport.

This statue was a gift to commemorate the Thai monarch's first visit to a foreign land.

Rainbow shutters decorate this former police station.

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.

Two panes of the massive Cold War artifact are on display at the National University of Singapore.

The largest monastery in Singapore is home to a crematorium, a college, and one of Asia’s largest indoor Buddha statues.

Terrapins of all colors and shapes are quick to bring fascination (and possibly long life) at this museum.

According to Greek mythology, this natural spring is the home of a freshwater nymph.

Order your phở stir-fried, sans soup.

This steamed rice crepe specialist has been rolling up its namesake dish for over 30 years.

A small collection of objects of a bygone era hide in plain view.

Come for the whole sides of slow-roasted lamb, stay for the regional Kurdish specialties.

Feast on the freshest of fish by the Bosphorus.

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

Eat your way through history.

Homesick Syrian refugees head to this restaurant for a taste of Damascus.

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

This jellyfish provides clean water for an entire Dutch province.

While most books are made of wood, these wooden books are truly made of, and all about wood.

This unusual hostel provides a glimpse of life in a city under siege.

The first mosque in the world to receive electricity.

Place with alleged mystical powers in Old Orthodox Church in Sarajevo.