Places roseve13 Wants to Go

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

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

Ha Long Bay's "Cave of Surprises" houses a popular phallic rock formation.

This cavern was used as a hidden hospital and safe house during the Vietnam War.

Climb to the top of the world's largest seated bronze Buddha.

A serene space tucked amid the skyscrapers of Hong Kong's bustling financial district.

The world's longest outdoor covered escalator system transports commuters through Hong Kong's hilly terrain.

Two cannon-like cranes were installed on top of the bank building to fend off bad feng shui.

The iconic egg tart gets an upgrade with a laminated sourdough crust.

Sip sweet, luxuriously creamy Hong Kong-style milk tea at this cafe.

This naval gun is fired every day at noon, an odd timekeeping tradition the origin of which is local legend.

Teeming with illegal goods and services, this towering maze of vice is also a popular tourist accommodation.

Take a cruise with no movement but plenty of style in this one-of-a-kind boat mall.

Soul-soothing fish congee awaits at one of Hong Kong’s remaining dai pai dongs.

In Hong Kong, a fairytale flower tunnel is hidden within the gardens of a public housing complex.

Remnants of the most densely packed city in world history, that thrived on anarchy for 30 years.

Dine on Hungarian-Jewish dishes at this multigenerational, family-run institution.

A diminutive statue that was inspired by the sculptor's own daughter.

From cartoon characters to tiny tanks, a guerilla sculptor's little bronze statues are hidden throughout the city of Budapest.

This easily overlooked memorial immortalizes the scars from the 1956 Hungarian Revolution.

A fake Transylvanian castle houses a cathedral of antlers.

A museum dedicated to a secret military hospital hidden beneath a castle in Budapest.

Late at night, the bust of the "Dracula" actor was snuck onto the facade of this Budapest castle.

Some of the greatest minds in the history of Hungarian art and science converged in this café.