Places MissBex Wants to Go

Where monkeys run wild and the humans are caged.

In memory of the 110 victims of ValuJet Flight 592 that crashed in the Everglades.

An Oxford museum where visitors can have tea with the Mad Hatter and climb through the wardrobe to a fantasy land.

A 19th-century time capsule of travel, fiction, and historic texts still available to the public.

Take a sea tractor to the Art Deco hotel on the island that inspired Agatha Christie.

An eccentric aristocrat brought these Australian natives to their current Scottish home.

The oldest orange tree in California spawned a generation of citrus farmers.

A replica of the Statue of Liberty watches over the tomb of 72 Chinese revolutionaries.

One of the world's largest malls has been almost completely empty since its opening.

Sculptures of religious figures made from the ashes of pilgrims' incense.

The knock-off oil painting capital of the world.

Climb to the top of the world's largest seated bronze Buddha.

Venture into the hideout of one of Hong Kong's legendary pirates.

130 replicas of world wonders squeezed into just 118 acres of space.

Thousands of abandoned statues of deities are taken to this hillside in southern Hong Kong.

A small subculture of boat dwellers keep their traditional way of living alive at this Hong Kong Typhoon Shelter.

Teeming with illegal goods and services, this towering maze of vice is also a popular tourist accommodation.

Remnants of the most densely packed city in world history, that thrived on anarchy for 30 years.

Taoism, Buddhist and Confucianism are all represented in this temple that claims to answer anyone's wishes.

A palatial horse museum outside Shanghai is home to the most pampered horses in the world.

This abandoned fishing settlement may well be the greenest village in the world.

Ruins of the elaborate house where the enigmatic costume designer threw glamorous parties for New York's theatrical elite.

This ratty natural history collection is a charming relic among a city rushing into modernity.

This former textile district now is now a thriving center for contemporary Chinese art.