Places riche103 Wants to Go

The last remnants of a lakeside airport that was bulldozed overnight by the mayor of Chicago.

A vast Communist-era exhibition space in the Bulgarian capital.

Now a ruin, this grand resort was coveted by a communist autocrat and an eccentric Japanese golfer.

This garage is frozen in the late 1990s, full of rare and untouched cars and motorcycles.

This rural island is home to the ghost town of what used to be the world’s biggest salt mine.

Meant to be one of the most extravagant hotels in the world, now an eerie, abandoned architectural gem in Mexico City.

This metro station doubles as an unintentional paleontology museum.

Locals believe this abandoned ruin on the outskirts of Bucharest is haunted.

Time-frozen department store of dangerous and dusty relics.

Its tremendous toad is actually a five-story museum and viewing platform.

From dragonfruit to mangoes to durian this Thailand resort allows guests to stay inside all manner of giant fruit.

Monkeys lounge around at this 13th century temple.

During the rainy season, this temple is almost entirely submerged, accessible only by boat.

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

The tallest statue in the world is twice the height of the Statue of Liberty.

This diminutive yet beautiful local stepwell once yielded enough water to irrigate the lush fields of the village.

Qshla Koya is an Ottoman fortress located on a hillock in the central quarter of Koya.

The history of Mar Behnam Monastery is that of violence, intolerance, resiliency, and spirituality.

One of the most valuable palace-garden complexes in the eastern borderlands—and one of the most haunted.

The ruins of this medieval castle overlook the lake of Piediluco in what was once a sacred forest.

A subterranean world of tunnels links several buildings of this rare 19th-century asylum.

The underground mall's skylights look like they could be part of a spaceship.

The clock tower is a prominent landmark in the bustling commercial hub in the heart of Jodhpur, showcasing intricate architecture and cultural significance.

This stunning 15th-century royal hill fort preserves the age of chivalry in Rajasthan.