Places andyhartsmith Wants to Go

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

Ring the bell to enter a bar that looks equal parts museum and old curiosity shop.

This charming candle shop has been in business since 1789.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

An enormous pair of straw sandals woven in the traditional way—to keep demons at bay.

One of the foremost Sherlock Holmes collections is hidden away at a Toronto library.

The remains of the vast manor that once belonged to Lord Kira, villain in the 47 Ronin story, is now a shrine dedicated to the incident.

This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.

This hidden Sufi cemetery is a spiritual monument for India's third gender community.

Nestled among the artifacts of the National Crafts Museum, this hidden gem offers hard-to-find regional foods from all over India.

This beautiful 16th-century necropolis marks an astonishing feat in heritage conservation.

Time has stopped at the house where Gandhi died.

A startling, centuries-old subterranean marvel hides in plain sight.

There is only one place in the world where the corners of four nations come together.

A prized globe signed by Amelia Earhart and Charles Lindbergh sits in the Brooklyn office of the American Geographical Society.

Micro-distillery in Brooklyn produces New York’s first homemade rum since Prohibition.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

An unassuming secret door once led to a legendary watering hole.

Where else would a linchpin of post-colonial Native American cuisine anchor the menu but a museum?

Step into Monet's world at this fine-dining restaurant in the middle of a New Jersey sculpture park.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

More than 250 sakes are available in an izakaya hidden in the basement of a Midtown office building.

This ancient village provides insight into the complexity of the pre-Columbian Fremont Culture.

A whopping 14,000 copper coins cover this miniature fighter jet.