Places vijayhm Wants to Go

Former headquarters of the KGB.

Gargantuan home of Russian science.

Moscow's other, lesser known kremlin is a fairytale-like cultural complex modeled after Old Russia.

For lovers of Soviet cinema, this museum is home to a vast collection of artifacts and costumes.

This unusual island has a winding sand bridge that only appears at low tide.

This statue honors the Philippine warrior who repelled a foreign invader and prevented Ferdinand Magellan from circumnavigating the globe.

A small statue of child Jesus given by Magellan in 1521

The largest Spanish artifact built in the Philippines and one of the oldest underground reservoirs in the world.

Once a crime hotspot, this refurbished underpass is now home to a bookstore and a mural celebrating the history of Manila.

Dedicated to the three priests whose execution inspired author José Rizal.

This gold sash was part of a massive collection of pre-Hispanic gold artifacts discovered in an isolated village in the Philippines.

A series of murals cast in concrete decorate the walls where the famous artist Botong once lived.

Collection of paintings by the celebrated Blanco Family.

This ambient art gallery and eatery housed in an old Filipino-style building serves local traditional food.

This sensational silver temple is the product of centuries of metalworking.

Enormous burial mounds of ancient emperors.

This rusted shipwreck directly in front of a century-old abandoned lighthouse looks almost surreal.

Over the course of its history, this tiny island has held enslaved people in transit and served as a quarantine zone. Today, it's a giant tortoise sanctuary.

Sitting atop a rock on Michamvi Pingwe beach, this restaurant becomes its own island at high tide.

This monument is a stark reminder of the horrors of the Zanzibar slave trade.

In Zanzibar, a historic 19th-century palace is a reminder of the world's shortest war.

After sunset the heart of Zanzibar's historic Stone Town neighborhood transforms into a culinary playground.

This slowly crumbling mansion was home to one of East Africa's richest and most powerful slave traders.

On one of the world's most active volcanoes, a pebble-filled crater changes color with the wind.