Places vijayhm Wants to Go

This eatery re-creates dishes from the Ottoman Empire so you can dine like a sultan.

Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.

Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet, your wish will be granted.

A patch of Philippines forest devoted to saving the lives of an emotionally sensitive species of googly-eyed primates.

An annual festival full of illuminated replicas of iconic landmarks from around the world.

This belfry is all that remains of the town that was buried by a violent volcano eruption.

The cemetery was built for the Spanish colonial elite, but its most famous residents were all buried in unmarked graves.

A melting pot of Asian-Pacific art features one symbolic sculpture from each of 20 different nations.

Church organ in the Philippines constructed out of bamboo.

The once-grand remains of this resort are slowly turning into the strange ruins of the future.

Nearly 100 concrete graves lie hidden just beyond the pristine waters along the coast.

An eatery in a shallow river where diners can enjoy their meal mere feet from the base of an artificial waterfall.

This volcano in the Philippines is believed to have miraculous healing powers.

It is believed that the historic tower is sinking at a rate of an inch a year, though no one is completely sure why.

Hundreds of wooden coffins dangle from cliffs and caves in the Philippines.

A once great mansion stands in stately ruin.

This curious fresh and salt water lake holds a secret that draws in deep divers from around the world.

Hidden deep within a Filipino jungle is an incredible waterfall that plunges into a dazzling blue-green pool.

A magically clear, blue river that seems to spring from nowhere.

This wondrous waterfall rushing down a green-covered mountain wasn't discovered until 2010.

The oldest Jewish cemetery in Southeast Asia is a monument to a disappearing community.

A delightful architectural wonder awaits on a lake island in Kuala Lumpur’s oldest park.

Malaysia's floating mosque.

This tiny island in the South China Sea is crawling with venomous sea snakes.