Places ridgleakatherine Wants to Go

Luxurious devotion and 500,000 images of Buddha in Myanmar.

The island that holds the world-record for largest human massacre caused by animals.

This colorful palace is an oasis of calm amid the hustle and bustle of the Buriganga riverfront.

A tiny mosque decorated with mosaics using an early form of recycling.

The fight to make Bengali an official language started in this stunning university hall.

The untimely death of a dignitary's daughter led to this fort being abandoned before it was ever finished.

Ancient and modern architecture are joined in Louis Kahn's monument to democracy.

This historic textile city was abandoned after being ravaged by fire.

One of the largest and most scenic of Bangladesh's tea gardens.

A beautiful stretch of Bangladeshi river known for its high quality sand is possibly more remarkable for its color changing water.

According to legend, this temple was built to pin down the body of a demoness who lay across the Himalayas.

This Bhutanese site is one of eight sacred locales established by a revered 14th-century Buddhist master.

One of Bhutan's oldest temples was purportedly built to stop a giant female ogre from preventing the spread of Buddhism across Tibet.

An 18th-century Nepali-style chorten built to subdue demons and evil spirits.

The tallest unclimbed mountain in the world remains poorly charted out of respect for local spirits.

The nation’s first institution dedicated to the conservation of Bhutanese textiles.

A stupa built to protect Bhutan from evil forces and help bring peace to the world.

The ruins of an abandoned 17th-century fort that was almost completely destroyed by a fire.

This 17th-century Bhutanese monastery is ensconced in Buddhist legend.

This colorful overpass is one of Bhutan's longest suspension bridges.

Legend has it a sacred treasure hidden by an ancient guru was revealed with a burning butter lamp from these waters.

This garden is very fertile.

This penis-focused monastery is dedicated to Buddhism's "Divine Madman."

The largest and, arguably, most scenic fortress in Bhutan.