Places r3ep353k Wants to Go

This time-honored eatery near Hoàn Kiếm Lake serves the classic pairing of rice vermicelli soup and savory sticky rice.

At a Bangkok bistro, one pot of beef stew has been cooking non-stop for more than 45 years.

A microbiologist-chef is slinging noodles with hyperlocal Nordic ingredients.

One of Kyoto's oldest food establishments has supplied soba noodles to temple priests and the Imperial Palace.

This crab paste noodle soup specialist has been doling out its namesake dish for more than four decades.

The former site of Fukuoka’s legendary ramen joint works hard to guide customers to the “original” original.

Taiwan’s iconic dish is in peak form here.

At the right time of day, sunlight floods through the roof of this cave and illuminates the small pavilion hidden within.

This gaping hole in the middle of a remote mountain lake looks like a portal to another dimension.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

This small canyon is home to a treasure trove of geological oddities.

This floating garden in the sky is straight out of a fairy tale, but the real thing is nothing short of magical.

The eerie remains of one of Ireland's oldest castles, said to be haunted by the ghost of a woman who brings ill fate.

This neolithic stone grave has been altered and restored so often its now more neo than lithic.

The stately remains of Llywelyn the Great's mighty fortress.

This Welsh hotel is the spiritual home of the British 1953 Everest expedition, the first successful ascent of Mount Everest.

Wander along roughly a mile of paths in what may be the world's largest forest labyrinth.

A rare labyrinth-style path carved into a historic hill.

A massive line that stretches across the floor of Bologna’s largest church was created by a 17th-century scientist to measure the movements of the Sun.

The oldest working camera obscura in the world sits on the top floor of an old windmill tower.

The earliest meteorite ever discovered in Britain was nearly missed.

The abandoned fishing village was swept right into the sea.

Successful single-handed, non-stop circumnavigation of the world in a sailing boat was a wish said to be granted at the well.

This public lavatory is home to a mini museum that explores toilets through time.