Places LeChaos Wants to Go

An out-of-place slice of France, smack in the middle of Shanghai.

The world's largest statue of Mao Zedong looks out over the city where he discovered Communism.

The field of tiny caves that mark this Chinese cliffside are each their own historic Buddhist temple.

The world's first hotel built in an abandoned water-filled quarry.

Snow-capped peaks, colorful waterfalls and stunning vistas on the edge of the Himalayas.

One of the world's largest ice festivals dazzles visitors for over a month with radiant sculptures and carvings.

This Tang Dynasty behemoth is the biggest Buddha in the world.

The latest in a series of long glass bridges suspended at terrifying heights.

For those with no fear of heights: a skywalk 4,700 feet up on a Chinese mountain.

This vertical pinnacle in China was the inspiration for the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”

A tall karst islet popularized by 007.

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

This Singaporean food-court stall was home to the world's cheapest Michelin-starred meal.

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

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

This hulking behemoth is actually five interconnected towers built in the 1960s.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

Parts of the civil rights movement unfolded in this historic eatery, helmed by the "Queen of Creole Cuisine."

Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.

The exterior of this home was used for the hit television show, The Brady Bunch.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

An iconic location along the Los Angeles River where countless movie scenes are filmed.