Places Russferatu Wants to Go

According to one local tradition, the entrance to the Voodoo underworld can be found in New Orleans through seven gates scattered throughout the city's French Quarter.

According to local legend, a tree grew from the stake that killed this alleged vampire. In reality, he probably died from influenza.

A quiet memorial marks the spot where the victims of the Salem Witch Trials were executed.

Once named the “world’s oldest gas station” due to its unusual construction material.

A Buddhist monastery tucked away in the mountains of Colorado.

The pit stop from "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" now serves beef and pork barbecue, not people.

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

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

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

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

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

World's largest cave was only discovered in 1991, and now offers tours to the public.

This tiny Vietnamese village is known for eating snakes and serving their still-beating hearts in shots of vodka.

Monkeys lounge around at this 13th century temple.

The golden Buddha statue at the Wat Muang Monastery is the tallest in Thailand, and the ninth-tallest in the world.

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

An immersive exhibition that meditates on death and life.

A shrine honoring a legendary ghost bride lies within this vibrant temple.

A forest of phallic offerings found in a quiet corner of a hotel car park.

A shrine built to combat the bad karma of a commercial venture.

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

This statue took 60 years to complete.

This ambiguous pig shrine is actually a monument to a beloved queen.

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