Places shatteredpools Wants to Go

Buy your fish and have it cooked to order in this bustling, eight-floor seafood market.

The 400-year-old remains of the samurai invasion of Korea.

A remnant of Korea's colonial past lies forgotten in a hip neighborhood in Seoul.

The darkest building on Earth was built for the snow-white scenery of the 2018 Winter Olympics.

One man's lifetime collection of tiny objects of wisdom gathered from around the world, on display for public enjoyment.

Tracking the 1,500-year history of Korea's star cabbage.

This quirky Korean eatery is built to resemble an equally quirky vintage camera.

A theme park made of glass, from the gleaming books on the shelves to the crystal fish in the mirror lake.

One of the first hotel rooms in a pod.

The abandoned medieval theme park was meant to be the "Disneyland of the Philippines."

It is believed that the historic tower is sinking at a rate of an inch a year, though no one is completely sure why.

An annual festival full of illuminated replicas of iconic landmarks from around the world.

This jam-packed Singapore antique museum preserves the fading remnants of a uniquely mixed culture.

A Buddhist theme park brings you a Buddhist version of Hell.

A charming beach town in Turkey captures all the colors of the rainbow.

Stunning examples of Russia's 18th-century wooden architecture.

It's hard to believe the dizzying patterns covering this abandoned mine are completely natural.

Dr. Strangelove-esque tours reveal the inside a bunker once reserved for Stalin himself.

Walk through a restaurant's refrigerator door to reach this hidden bar.

Medieval museum built over Roman baths that features famous tapestries of a lady and a unicorn.

Cavemen, elephants, and eagles greet passengers driving through the town's main intersection.

This extensive collection of dead bugs may be the world's most idiosyncratic and personal insect museum.

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

Bizarre Hindu and Buddhist sculpture park.