Places Sputnicktatorship Wants to Go

Memorial to the father of the Republic of China.

This former military installation was turned into a discipline center by the Taiwanese Navy.

A memorial to the thousands of political dissidents imprisoned during the 40-year period of martial law in Taiwan.

A festival where people vie to be bombarded by exploding clusters of fireworks.

Taiwan's last Chinese character letterpress preserves the dying art of Chinese character mold making.

These charming mailboxes became social media stars after a typhoon failed to topple them.

Hakka-style teahouse where everybody grinds their own tea.

A waste incinerator with a restaurant on its chimney.

A small alleyway lined with locally drawn scenes of nostalgic anime and cartoon characters.

The tangled roots of a giant banyan tree have fully reclaimed the ruins of this abandoned warehouse.

Only through deep darkness and tragedy did this elaborate royal palace become a sacred temple.

A secret passageway from World War II is now a quirky pedestrian shortcut.

Paiwanese restaurant run by native indigenous Taiwanese singer songwriter, and home to a DIY arts-and-crafts folk garden.

A nostalgic restaurant evokes life in Taiwan from the 1940s to the 1970s.

Life-size animals and furniture made entirely from cardboard fill this odd paper-themed restaurant.

Enormous pendulum helps keep Taiwan's tallest building from swaying.

This collection of lakeside pagodas and temples are flanked by giant lions, tigers, and dragons as well as their welcoming maws.

An extraordinary natural landscape of mountains, waterfalls, and rocky cliffs riddled with tunnels.

This Taiwanese promontory is covered in otherworldly hoodoo formations.

The world’s largest work of glass art hides in this stunning Taiwanese subway station.

Once a prosperous mining village, this tiny Taiwanese town is now overrun with cute cats.

This institution honors Nepal’s most storied warriors.

Adjacent to Narayanhiti Palace, this park commemorates those who fought in Nepal's civil war.

This religious site features Nepal’s largest statue of Buddha.