Places LuxSonora Wants to Go

The only residents of this abandoned housing development full of identical castles are stray cats and dogs.

Order your phở stir-fried, sans soup.

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

This crab paste noodle soup specialist has been doling out its namesake dish for more than four decades.

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

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

For true northern-style phở with broth as clear as consommé, hunt for this restaurant hidden within a residential home.

This tiny Vietnamese village is known for eating snakes and serving their still-beating hearts in shots of vodka.

The spot where the two men ate together now stands enclosed in glass.

This Vietnamese bar doubles as a multistory labyrinth.

Walk through a clothing store, across a courtyard, and up several flights of stairs for delicious coffee with a side of beautiful views.

Home of the unusual art of water puppetry, one of Vietnam's oldest curiosities.

Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.

Enchanting cave with a river crashing through the roof.

Unparalleled stargazing, one of Colombia's best observatories, and a swimming pool can all be found in the middle of this ancient tropical forest.

A cozy bookstore and coffee shop in the heart of Cartagena's Old City.

This picturesque mansion has gone from opulent ruin to nature museum.

A dangling church built over a Colombian gorge.

An explosion of natural color known as "the river that ran away from paradise."

Robot jockeys ride their humped mounts to victory as part of a 21st-century twist on an ancient desert sport.

This no-frills joint has some of the most sublime Cantonese barbecue in town.

The iconic egg tart gets an upgrade with a laminated sourdough crust.

A half-century-old handmade dim sum joint opens daily at 3:00 a.m.

A pair of trees near a Hong Kong shrine are said to grant wishes, but only the ones they hold on to.