Places vijayhm Wants to Go

One-of-a-kind stupa in Laos.

A tangible and sobering reminder of an atrocity that took place during a secret war.

This time-honored eatery near Hoàn Kiếm Lake serves the classic pairing of rice vermicelli soup and savory sticky rice.

Out of all the statues of Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam, this one is the tallest and the most impressive.

Meant to be a lavish presidential home, the palace became a symbol of the fall of South Vietnam.

A refugee returns to his homeland to open Ho Chi Minh City’s first Michelin-starred restaurant.

Order your coffee crowned with salted whipped cream or blended with coconut and ice.

A memorial to the monk who set himself on fire to protest the persecution of Buddhists in Vietnam.

A slice of central Asia in the middle of Berlin.

Started as a kitchen garden, now the second largest botanical garden in the world.

Superb sweets await at the first Jewish bakery inducted into Berlin’s prestigious baker’s guild.

A Syrian family keeps memories of their homeland alive at this sweet shop.

The final resting place of many of Germany's most famous communists.

One of the world's heaviest musical instruments towers within a popular urban park.

Dedicated to the European Sinti and Roma peoples murdered during the Holocaust.

No passport is required to eat around the world at this elegant restaurant.

This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.

A 10-foot segment of the concrete barrier stands quietly on the campus.

Where a demonstration led to equal rights for one of California's most marginalized communities.

An aptly-named street near the birthplace of the modern LGBT rights movement.

This bakery sits on the site of the Black Panther Party's first headquarters.

The first mural ever dedicated to the women of the Black Panther Party.

The young Black revolutionary was killed before getting to see a non-segregated pool in his hometown.

Malcolm X's house during his most formative years faces an uncertain future.