Places tomcasteels81 Wants to Go

A peculiar samurai statue overlooks the center of Brno.

A small part of Russia that does not touch any other part of Russia.

An intimate look into the apartments of Jounieh via cable car.

Taoism, Buddhist and Confucianism are all represented in this temple that claims to answer anyone's wishes.

The world's longest outdoor covered escalator system transports commuters through Hong Kong's hilly terrain.

A pair of trees near a Hong Kong shrine are said to grant wishes, but only the ones they hold on to.

Venture into the hideout of one of Hong Kong's legendary pirates.

Climb to the top of the world's largest seated bronze Buddha.

In Hong Kong, a fairytale flower tunnel is hidden within the gardens of a public housing complex.

Remnants of the most densely packed city in world history, that thrived on anarchy for 30 years.

Teeming with illegal goods and services, this towering maze of vice is also a popular tourist accommodation.

A colossal floating restaurant built to look like a ancient Chinese imperial palace.

This hulking behemoth is actually five interconnected towers built in the 1960s.

Stalin's prisoner-built rail line sits in ruin, never having a single car ride its tracks.

The Belgian royal family's private depot now stands abandoned and forgotten alongside the tracks.

Space-age monument to an early 20th-century uprising.

A solar-powered primary school inspires hope and experimentation in a country ripe for energy innovation.

Two distorted Romanesque columns hold aloft a mine cart in honor of laborers who died during WWII.