Places Robbert Wants to Go

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

These palatial ruins said to be inspired by Cambodia's Angkor Wat have been turned into a significant religious temple.

Buddha shrines hide within dark tunnels at this unique forest temple.

Bangkok's men with dangerous jobs come here in search of protective talismans.

The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.

Striking, enormous gold-plated sculpture of Buddha installed in the 19th century.

This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.

This Khmer-era temple includes a lintel that was stolen and displayed at the Art Institute of Chicago for years before returning to Thailand.

An amalgam of precariously balanced boulders, ancient petroglyphs, and Buddhist shrines.

Founded during the Ayutthaya era, this unique Buddhist temple remains shipshape to this day.

The site of a Japanese traders’ settlement that once thrived in Ayutthaya, if for less than a century.

"Bangkok's Green Lung," a large park on an island, feels worlds away from traffic-choked Sukhumvit Road.

Bangkok's take on the High Line is a park on a traffic bridge above the iconic Chao Phraya River.

This Chinatown hole-in-the-wall serves what might be the ultimate oyster omelet.

Sidle up for this Chinatown watering hole for Thai moonshine accompanied by traditional live tunes.

Lumps of significant stone from around the world surround a flaming monument for peace.

Strange secondhand shop showcasing taxidermy and oddies

A hacienda that features all things uniquely Yucatán.

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

A magical sinkhole on the Yucatán Peninsula is adorned with mini waterfalls and hanging vines.

Cave where bat-eating snakes hang down from the ceiling.

A hidden treasure of an abandoned city lies deep in the jungles of Campeche, Mexico.

At least seven hues of blue and turquoise make this freshwater lagoon unique.

This secret collection of the strange and occult was rediscovered in a forgotten room of an old house.