Places vijayhm Wants to Go

Hydraulic systems in an ancient underground Iranian city.

Iran's colorful terraces are a rare geological masterpiece.

The palace of the King of Kings, burned by Alexander the Great.

This ruined fortress was the stronghold for a persecuted medieval leader and his infamous Assassins.

A spectacular rainbow of stained glass makes the "Pink Mosque" one of the most beautiful in Iran.

Ancient structures used to make and preserve ice in the deserts of Persia.

Mirrors and glass shards cover every inch of this arrestingly beautiful mosque.

A part of the world's largest marsh seems to be growing bright red Martian grass.

A chilling monument to Korean patriots who resisted the Japanese occupation.

Its humdrum facade only adds to its electrifying appeal: a rooftop with panoramic views of a shapeshifting metropolis.

Buy your fish and have it cooked to order in this bustling, eight-floor seafood market.

A remnant of Korea's colonial past lies forgotten in a hip neighborhood in Seoul.

Tracking the 1,500-year history of Korea's star cabbage.

A bright and wacky exhibit answers every question you may have had about human excrement, flatulence, and more.

Seoul amusement park boasts a Korean-speaking pachyderm.

Asia's largest limestone cave is home to a world of plastic goblins and gold mining history.

This former coal mine has been turned into a sprawling modern art complex.

Various forms of phallic art decorate this hill in commemoration of legendary local tragedy.

Ancient temple is home to centuries of art and spiritual artifacts.

Over 80,000 carved wood blocks make up one of the world's oldest intact Buddhist canons.

This odd museum/art gallery embraces the physiological, zoological, and ethnographic side of sex.

The 400-year-old remains of the samurai invasion of Korea.

One man and his wife have turned a barren Korean island into a fantastical botanical wonderland.

This hillside village by the sea has been revitalized by street art.