Places atozenith Wants to Go

At this studio, musicians, engineers, and quite possibly a music-loving ghost carry on Puerto Rico's musical traditions.

Everyone from Alan Ginsberg to The Rolling Stones has stopped by this classic dive bar.

The saltiest lake in all of Crimea is also the pinkest of the pink and teeming with life.

One of the cave cities of Crimea, built by the Goths in the sixth century.

A series of magical limestone formations along the coastline of the country island of Antigua.

The highest point in the Kingdom of the Netherlands is on a remote Caribbean island atop a dormant volcano.

A collection of heirloom roses tucked in a spectacularly beautiful botanical garden on Lake Atitlan.

Central America's deepest lake is actually a volcanic caldera, surrounded by three volcanoes.

One of the world’s most colorful cemeteries, where each pigment is symbolic.

Giant kites are flown during this Day of the Dead celebration in Guatemala.

For this chef, an active volcano is his oven.

A paradise hotel turned from opulent to overgrown.

A beautiful gorge filled with streams and waterfalls.

The central mosque of this Mali town is entirely built from mud.

The tallest mud-brick structure in the world has been standing since the 1500s.

A century-old stone hermitage overlooks this remote pass in the Hoggar mountains, surrounded by a landscape of eroded volcanic cores.

P-town goes wild for the malassadas at this 87-year-old institution.

Provincetown's night owls flock to this 52-year-old pizza joint.

In the middle of suburban Staten Island, a nearly 150-year-old bakery is preserving the art of a disappearing New York treat.

A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.

You don't have to be an ambassador to dine like one.

This semi-hidden Manhattan restaurant is based out of a loading dock.

A Ukrainian church canteen doles out hearty fare in an East Village basement.

Behind a grungy bodega facade, a Poblano family serves rich, home-cooked meals.