Places mhays Wants to Go

Handsomely crafted representations of our round planet.

A neo-Gothic church built to thank God for saving the Emperor of Austria from an assassination.

Thanks to the building of a life-giving reservoir, part of the Great Wall of China is now a dive site.

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

A son-and-daughter meat market, hawked by mom and dad.

The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.

This probably wasn't what Mao had in mind.

This working replica of the 'Friends' coffee shop is more accurate to the show than the set itself.

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

Why walk on this historical site when you can zoom down instead?

This psychedelic tourist trap is a leisurely descent into madness.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

A surrealist timepiece by the artist of melting clocks.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.

This 22-floor tower's Skydeck offers panoramic views of Amsterdam.

This historic Amsterdam bar used to accept sailor's monkeys as payment.

The attic of a four-century-old canal house hides a clandestine church.

One of Amsterdam's narrowest houses is located right across the canal from its widest.

An ancient passage filled with stalls selling used books, once frequented by Vincent Van Gogh.

This gorgeous reading room houses the oldest and largest art history library in the Netherlands.

Bits of architecture from a town destroyed in World War I now decorate this hotel garden.