Places MHF Wants to Go

An abandoned settlement originally established by British colonialists in the Andaman archipelago.

Heavily bombed during the Vietnam War, this small town turns unexploded munitions into utensils.

Believed to have once stored either human remains or rice wine, thousands of mysterious stone jars lie in ruin.

A tangible and sobering reminder of an atrocity that took place during a secret war.

A complex and beautiful system of rice terraces covers a million acres over the mountains.

Thousands of effigies of Buddha watch from caves set high above a legendary river, plus whiskey.

Under Hanoi’s medieval citadel sits a secret military headquarters from the final years of the Vietnam War.

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

Ha Long Bay's "Cave of Surprises" houses a popular phallic rock formation.

This cavern was used as a hidden hospital and safe house during the Vietnam War.

Out of all the statues of Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam, this one is the tallest and the most impressive.

World's largest cave was only discovered in 1991, and now offers tours to the public.

This network of tunnels housed an entire village for years, and even had a hall for screening movies.

Vietnam's feral abandoned water park offers access to a post-apocalyptic funscape, now with fewer crocodiles.

An extravagant monument to an extravagantly unpopular Emperor.

A cityscape of burial tombs that you can easily lose yourself in.

This candy-pink cathedral of Da Nang is also known as the Chicken Church.

Home to the world's largest collection of ancient Champa's sculptural works, featuring many Hindu and Buddhist deities.

This bridge is embedded with a giant steel dragon that breathes fire from its mouth.

Vietnam's largest Buddha statue depicts a female sage.

One of Vietnam's most iconic landmarks was built by Japanese traders and is now in danger of sinking.

This antique shop offers affordable 15th-century Vietnamese ceramics salvaged from a local shipwreck.

A memorial dedicated to the victims of the My Lai Massacre.

Home to what locals claim is the largest whale skeleton in Southeast Asia, which is worshiped yearly.