Places Oops3ggs Wants to Go

The Shinsegae Department Store is the largest of its kind in the whole world.

Visiting this grotto is symbolic of a spiritual journey into Nirvana.

This traditional home is a rare example of 19th-century Korean architecture.

The largest and oldest brick pagoda in Korea.

The only wooden pagoda remaining in South Korea is part of a Buddhist temple that was established in the year 553.

An unusual pagoda design in in the northwestern part of Hwaeomsa Temple.

A symbol of hope, survival, and national character, especially after it rose phoenix like from the flames.

According to legend, those who pray at this statue will also be granted a wish.

This 317-ton walkable art installation is an homage to Korea's "City of Steel."

Known as the birthplace of Korean Buddhism, this temple features an ancient, five-story stone pagoda.

A thriving surf community exists in relative remoteness along the former boundary between North and South Korea.

Japan and South Korea both lay claim to islands inhabited by one woman.

Ancient temple is home to centuries of art and spiritual artifacts.

One of only a handful of seaside temples in Korea, this sacred space is home to a legendary healing Buddha statue and a traffic safety prayer pagoda.

Seoul amusement park boasts a Korean-speaking pachyderm.

120 mortarless pagodas built by one Korean hermit.

A unique structure located on the grounds of one of five grand palaces that were built by the Joseon dynasty.

Over 80,000 carved wood blocks make up one of the world's oldest intact Buddhist canons.

The 400-year-old remains of the samurai invasion of Korea.

A 32-acre fun park dedicated to all things cheese.

The largest-known fragment of an asteroid that exploded over the southern Ural region in 2013.

These limestone cliffs are associated with the Greek myth of Prometheus.

Is it an island or a volcano? That question probably explains why it's uninhabited.

Propped high atop the peak of Mount Gamsutlmeer, this abandoned village is one of the oldest settlements in the region.