Places Vivian Shen Wants to Go

The first miniatures museum in Asia contains all sorts of itsy-bitsy wonders, including the world's smallest working television.

This film studio and amusement park is considered one of the greatest filming locations in China.

A wall within the institution displays the names of 13,000 Jews who took refuge in the city during World War II.

Comprised of thousands of cave temple carvings this cornucopia of ancient Chinese stone art is unrivaled anywhere in the world.

A fantastic assortment of China's finest and most disturbing wares.

This aquarium has almost as many world records as it does fish.

North Korea's massive art and propaganda factory now has an official gallery space in Beijing.

A magical work of architecture where a wind turbine enables monks to levitate.

A harrowing trail up a mile-high mountain.

Explore this massive series of 45 caves and over 51,000 sculptures carved from cliffsides in China.

A sacred mountaintop temple offers a fine cup of tea to visitors who can survive the journey.

270 million year-old forest of stone.

These layered sandstone mountains in China look like they are made of pressed crayons.

This Tang Dynasty behemoth is the biggest Buddha in the world.

Every dish at this restaurant claims to have a health benefit.

A KFC honors an eighth-century Chinese poet with holograms and verse.

A collection of cafes and shops all crafted from recycled storage containers.

The Internet Age began with a transmission from this biker bar.

The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.

An eatery within a Bay Area Buddhist temple pulls off all your favorite Vietnamese classics without the meat.

Pause for an afternoon fika with sublime Scandinavian cakes and pastries.

Eat your way from Ghana to Myanmar on this globe-trotting menu.

This shrine to McDonalds' most iconic sandwich holds a 14-foot tall burger.

Nothing says indulgence like a 1,500-pound chocolate castle.