Places anatolejolly Wants to Go

A huge maze complex and whimsical miniature village in Tasmania.

The legendary cliffside castle of three-time Voivode of Wallachia, Vlad the Impaler.

Romance fans worldwide make the pilgrimage to this group of historic covered bridges in rural Iowa.

Thanks to an acoustic anomaly, this unassuming stone bench has heard one hundred years of secrets.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

Marvel at the opulent Art Nouveau interior while dining on dirt-cheap French classics.

At a Bangkok bistro, one pot of beef stew has been cooking non-stop for more than 45 years.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

The bust of Romania’s most notorious ruler, Vlad Dracula aka "Vlad the Impaler," keeps watch over the ruins of his medieval court.

A microbiologist-chef is slinging noodles with hyperlocal Nordic ingredients.

The longest hedge maze in the world.

One of Kyoto's oldest food establishments has supplied soba noodles to temple priests and the Imperial Palace.

This Russian bar-restaurant lies within a three-story underground bathhouse.

Huge concrete structures designed as an early warning system for Britain to detect enemy aircraft.

Visitors are encouraged to fish for water goblins at this haunted pool.

This last stalwart of the now-forgotten feminist restaurant movement served food in an activist atmosphere since 1977.

This crab paste noodle soup specialist has been doling out its namesake dish for more than four decades.

Wander along roughly a mile of paths in what may be the world's largest forest labyrinth.

This love letter to Poland serves bracing dill pickle soup and plump pierogis.

Overlooking the Colorado Convention Center is this giant sculpture made from thousands of triangles.

Fiery-hot river rocks make soup sizzle at this restaurant showcasing indigenous Chinantec cuisine.

Sidle into a side alley for a taste of sumo wrestlers' traditional hot-pot soup, in a tiny restaurant founded by a former competitor.

This third-generation shop has been doling out bowls of tilapia soup since 1977.

The former site of Fukuoka’s legendary ramen joint works hard to guide customers to the “original” original.