Places tessdraka Wants to Go

A huge communist-era propaganda monument and mural that offers stunning views of the Mongolian capital.

The ruins of an early-18th-century complex that could once house up to 12,000 horses.

Morocco's largest Jewish cemetery.

An abandoned Soviet-era mining town in the mountains of South Kazakhstan.

An eerie former warehouse turned cistern turned movie set.

Showcasing some of the best-preserved temples of the Champa Kingdom.

Under Hanoi’s medieval citadel sits a secret military headquarters from the final years of the Vietnam War.

A gift from the Soviet Union in the 1980s, this is the only statue of the Soviet dictator in Southeast Asia.

A cityscape of burial tombs that you can easily lose yourself in.

This antique shop offers affordable 15th-century Vietnamese ceramics salvaged from a local shipwreck.

Home to what locals claim is the largest whale skeleton in Southeast Asia, which is worshiped yearly.

The lavish temple of the Cao Dai religion that includes Buddha, Mohammed, Joan of Arc, and Victor Hugo.

One of Vietnam's most iconic landmarks was built by Japanese traders and is now in danger of sinking.

This French colonial post office is arguably the grandest in all of Southeast Asia.

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

These crumbling towers are some of the last remnants of a centuries-old Vietnamese culture.

This striking landscape in northern Vietnam contains both geological and archaeological wonders.

Walk through a clothing store, across a courtyard, and up several flights of stairs for delicious coffee with a side of beautiful views.

Home of the unusual art of water puppetry, one of Vietnam's oldest curiosities.

An extravagant monument to an extravagantly unpopular Emperor.

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

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

A statue of the Soviet leader still stands in a quiet corner of Estonia’s most Russian city.

A wide array of locomotives call this outdoor museum home.