Places WanderlustDiaries Wants to Go

Budapest's Communist-era statues, banished to the suburbs.

Sitting beneath an unremarkable residential building is a museum devoted to classic Pinball.

A Hungarian pharmacy museum with a box full of mummy powder.

Museum dedicated to the terror regimes of Hungary.

Once the home of a hermetic monk, this cave now houses a small church.

This Hungarian castle was built out of cardboard and wood until it proved so popular that it got upgraded to stone.

This Budapest bar allows drinkers to leave their mark on the walls, floor, and even ceiling.

A 19th-century artistocrat's mansion, turned into a library, hidden in a modern library.

A series of caves under Castle Hill that once held the prisoner Vlad Tepes, better known as Count Dracula.

A wunderkammer of exoticism immortalized by Tom Waits.

Executed in 1401, Exhumed in 1878, Stolen in 2010.

Wax models of disease and deformity are on display at this German medical museum.

Remnants of an exploded schooner and wrecked submarines form a breakwater.

This former Masonic lodge has been transformed into part museum, part bar, all awesome.

A special train service transported Sydney's dead from this station to "Necropolis Receiving Houses" at Rookwood Cemetery.

This massive chapel in the middle of the Indonesian forest is both haunting and fowl.

An Indonesian mosque styled after St. Basil's Cathedral.

In this rare traditional factory, three generations of know-how, several strong cows, and a one-ton mortar come together to make Yogyakarta's famous "ugly noodles."

This museum explores iconic buildings and the cultural heritage of Malaysia in miniature form.

This surprising museum tells the story of modern Malaysia through the history of its law enforcement.

An exploration of Malaysian heritage through the lens of traditional textiles.

Cartoon clouds and nature-inspired murals have transformed the streets of Kuala Lumpur.

Come for the chanting, stay for the monastical vegan buffet.

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