Places lilrena303 Wants to Go

A tall karst islet popularized by 007.

A Buddhist shrine in a cave protected by macaques next to dark passages lined with creepy paintings.

Walk through depictions of the torture inflicted on those who go to Buddhist hell.

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

A limestone wonderland of water and subterranean secrets.

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.

A notorious Route 66 eatery once frequented by Al Capone.

This life-size bronze statue remembers the tallest recorded human in his Illinois hometown.

A sculpture of a giant man escaping from the depths of the Earth.

Quirky water tower advertises the long-gone Brooks Tomato Products Co.

Man-made geyser that rises to the exact height of the Gateway Arch.

University City's quirkiest resident lives in a park named after its first.

The red brick house where the father of rock 'n' roll wrote some of his classic hits.

A historic house in St. Louis was plagued by a series of suicides committed by family members involved in a successful brewery.

The scene of one of the darkest moments in American labor history has been left essentially untouched since the tragedy.

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.

A mental health hospital dating back more than 139 years, now features a museum.

This naturally-sourced hot spring is now home to a clothing-optional resort.

This razorback ridgeline has doubled as a scenic drive since the early 1900s.

There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.

This enigmatic building features numerous architectural styles.

These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.