Places tobbinator Wants to Go

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

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

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

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

The spot where the two men ate together now stands enclosed in glass.

At a Bangkok bistro, one pot of beef stew has been cooking non-stop for more than 45 years.

The site of a Japanese traders’ settlement that once thrived in Ayutthaya, if for less than a century.

One of Ayutthaya’s most iconic locations is a mysterious, hauntingly surreal miracle.

This Theravada Buddhist temple is a peaceful oasis steeped in history.

The oldest Jewish cemetery in Southeast Asia is a monument to a disappearing community.

Taiwan’s iconic dish is in peak form here.

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

Just a few graves remain in this neighborhood that was once a cemetery for foreigners.

An antiquated aquarium housed in a converted government anti-nuclear bunker.

The ruins of a prehistoric village hide on a remote Taiwanese island.

A plaque by the roadside describes a three-dimensional glossary of an imagined language where words are numbers and numbers are words.

The only restaurant serving indigenous foods from the Amazon.

A serene, almost spiritual place to do one's business. Who knew a public toilet could inspire and awe?

A heritage park that explores the history and ecology of Whangārei.

This remote highway took over 50 years to build.

New Zealand's most advertised nonexistent landmark

This bridge was designed to connect a road that never came to fruition.

Mounds of fine golden sand that can rise nearly 500 feet tall.

This incredible narrow-gauge mountain railway was created by a ceramic artist.