Places rattustrap Wants to Go

This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.

An enchanting tunnel of cypress trees leads to an old morse code station still used today.

'Cause the fence start shaking, the earth was quaking.

This museum contains a vast array of puppets and marionettes from all over the world, featuring incredible works by Portuguese creators.

This Los Angeles animation studio is keeping the wonder of stop motion puppetry alive.

This famed marionette theater and museum is bursting with imaginative string puppets.

A small marionette collection located within the dark cellars of an 11th-century Austrian castle.

This small town museum is home to the largest collection of puppets in Australia.

A museum entirely dedicated to Bergamo’s tradition of puppetry.

Take a hidden path to the mouth of the cave to watch millions of bats swarm at sunset.

Home to some of the last true noodle artisans in New York.

Cooks at this tiny takeout spot grind their rice flour in a stone mill each morning for perfect cheung fun.

Life-sized painted illusions let pedestrians blend in with the street art.

A gift from the Soviet Union in the 1980s, this is the only statue of the Soviet dictator in Southeast Asia.

Under Hanoi’s medieval citadel sits a secret military headquarters from the final years of the Vietnam War.

Monument to a brutal, ineffectual US bombing campaign and a sobering reminder of the human cost of the Vietnam War.

Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.

The notorious "Hanoi Hilton" where Vietnamese colonial subjects and later American POWs, including John McCain, were imprisoned.

Walk through a clothing store, across a courtyard, and up several flights of stairs for delicious coffee with a side of beautiful views.

Home of the unusual art of water puppetry, one of Vietnam's oldest curiosities.

Vietnam's largest Buddha statue depicts a female sage.

Located off a bustling strip, a silent teahouse employs workers with hearing- or speech-related disabilities.

One of Vietnam's most iconic landmarks was built by Japanese traders and is now in danger of sinking.

Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.