Places vturano Wants to Go

A shrine built to combat the bad karma of a commercial venture.

A three-table eatery sits inside the home-kitchen of a seafood virtuoso in Bangkok's Chinatown.

This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.

A treasure trove of pathological, forensic, parasitological, and anatomical specimens.

Submerged lava formations create incredible waterworks.

This blowhole is supposedly caused by a trapped monster.

A prehistoric landscape hidden in the cliffs of Maha'ulepu.

This ruined fort and statue are a testament to the last king of Kaua‘i’s savvy diplomacy skills, which briefly brought Russians to Hawai‘i.

A burial ground for workers at one of Hawai'i's largest sugarcane producers that laid buried for decades.

Explore the history of recorded sound at the world's third largest collection of Edison memorabilia.

The burial ground of two kings and a queen is now a calm city park in the middle of bustling Seoul.

South Korea's only sex-themed park.

Step into a cartoon at this Seoul café that aims to evoke a two-dimensional scene.

South Korea's love of the silly photograph is on full display at this goofy collection of trompe l'oeil paintings.

Only the stone foundations remain of one of the greatest Buddhist temples in early East Asian history.

The place nearest Seoul where it’s easy to get a good look at North Korea.

Children’s timeless joy is remembered in the fast-developing Myeongdong district of Seoul.

A pair of oily black spiders lurk inside South Korea's largest airport.

The Shinsegae Department Store is the largest of its kind in the whole world.

An arts and culture complex that was once a derelict American military installation in the civilian control zone of the DMZ.

A guardian spirit sculpture that once guarded the tomb of a 6th-century Korean king.

This grand temple complex from the Old Silla era of Korea is home to a stone pagoda that was build in the 7th century.

This cemetery is dedicated to the people who died fighting for democracy in South Korea.

All that remains of an ancient royal palace is a water channel that was used for drinking games.