Places mossenmoons Wants to Go

An abandoned village, frozen in time by the threat of a landslide.

These four fountains are said to have healing properties, with a glass of the 'miracle' water being given to Louis XII of France.

A beautiful chapel on the hills of the Oltrepò Pavese claims to house the tomb of King Edward II of England.

This Ottoman bridge is a rare covered bridge with shops, and considers itself the only bazaar bridge in the world.

Dine on Hakka dishes at a dreamy cottage nestled in the heart of Taipei.

This kitschy, kinky homage to Taipei’s old “grandpa shops” is full of eye-candy.

A thriving community of Taiwanese art.

A plaque by the roadside describes a three-dimensional glossary of an imagined language where words are numbers and numbers are words.

The longest skywalk in Taiwan.

This densely-packed cluster of buildings was saved from the wrecking ball and turned into an art community.

Learn to make this village's specialty: volcanic mud tofu.

A memorial to the thousands of political dissidents imprisoned during the 40-year period of martial law in Taiwan.

A festival where people vie to be bombarded by exploding clusters of fireworks.

Air-raid tunnels hidden beneath this opulent hotel provided shelter and an escape route—and one of the world's longest slides.

Hakka-style teahouse where everybody grinds their own tea.

This former factory turned private museum contains surreal and creepy artwork created by Robert Y.

These charming mailboxes became social media stars after a typhoon failed to topple them.

Taiwan's last Chinese character letterpress preserves the dying art of Chinese character mold making.

Only through deep darkness and tragedy did this elaborate royal palace become a sacred temple.

A Buddhist temple covered in intricate designs and carvings made out of seashells and pieces of coral.

A small alleyway lined with locally drawn scenes of nostalgic anime and cartoon characters.

A secret passageway from World War II is now a quirky pedestrian shortcut.

The tangled roots of a giant banyan tree have fully reclaimed the ruins of this abandoned warehouse.

Paiwanese restaurant run by native indigenous Taiwanese singer songwriter, and home to a DIY arts-and-crafts folk garden.