Places vijayhm Wants to Go

Walk through depictions of the torture inflicted on those who go to Buddhist hell.

A modern temple with an ancient philosophy.

Cities of the world and famous Thai monuments in minature.

Founded during the Ayutthaya era, this unique Buddhist temple remains shipshape to this day.

Bangkok celebrated its shifting monarchy with a militaristic homage to democracy.

The pillars inside this small, ornate shrine hold Bangkok's horoscope within them.

This ambiguous pig shrine is actually a monument to a beloved queen.

A collection of venomous snakes and reptiles for the whole family to enjoy.

Buddhist university that allows English-language speakers the opportunity to study with monks in Thailand.

This enormous gold Buddha statue was hidden inside a stucco decoy for centuries.

This remote Himalayan temple is in danger of being completely washed away by a melting glacier.

This hidden gem of a garden has one of the only surviving Victorian ferneries in America.

The final resting place of one of the United States's greatest poets.

This Philly cemetery is the eternal home of many famous area residents, including Rocky Balboa's wife.

Philadelphia boasts one of the best — and most often overlooked — traditional Japanese gardens in North America.

Golden and naked, the figure that was once the highest point in New York is all that remains of the second Madison Square Garden.

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

The oldest surviving presidential residence in the United States.

This meticulously extracted nervous system allegedly came from a 19th-century custodian who donated her body to science.

The oldest surviving botanic garden in the United States.

This little-known collection holds everything from "Dracula" notes, to the manuscript of "Ulysses," to the forged works of Shakespeare.

Dr Barnes' $25 billion private collection of art and arboretum.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.