Places Marina Wang Wants to Go

Collected from all around Seoul, thousands of secondhand books create this photogenic tunnel.

The largest aviary in Southeast Asia is a green haven in the heart of the city.

Sample Hong Kong’s famous “Swiss wings” at the source.

Order a crunchy sugar-topped treat from one of Hong Kong’s oldest pineapple bun bakers.

Even Michelin-starred chefs are said to get their cleavers at this century-old shop.

Since 1942, this third-generation Cantonese barbecue join has been turning out gorgeously lacquered roasted meats.

Serve yourself from the heaping carts piled with bamboo steamers at what may be Hong Kong’s oldest dim sum parlor.

Sip sweet, luxuriously creamy Hong Kong-style milk tea at this cafe.

This cha chaan teng’s pineapple buns are so sought-after that they sell 5,000 a day.

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.

CDMX's home for the world's culinary delights.

You can release a young butterfly at this beautiful indoor garden.

Gilded heaven for philatelists and architecture freaks, still in full working order despite sitting atop tremulous ground.

A disquieting Aztec sculpture displays hundreds of stone skulls representing the victims of human sacrifice.

This one-window stand has been home to a giant vat of slowly simmering meats and an array of unique tacos for almost 50 years.

An airy Art Deco space devoted to the weird and wonderful folk art traditions of Mexico.

These biodiverse university gardens form a green oasis amid the urban chaos of Mexico City.

The only castle in North America to ever house European sovereigns.

66,000 pieces of art, donated by one of the world's richest men.

A jaw-dropping "megalibrary" that turns book-browsing into a geometric adventure.

Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.

Part bookstore, part café, and part forest.