Places August M Wants to Go

Cat art as far as the eye can see.

Established in 1638 to battle the Black Death, this botanical garden is a treasure trove of rare flora.

This meticulously extracted nervous system allegedly came from a 19th-century custodian who donated her body to science.

Where America’s first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.

A unique tombstone, lovingly made by the author’s son, honors his literary talents.

An ideal wedding spot that is almost too ideal.

This park contains a number of standing stones meant to heal and inspire.

George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and Benjamin Franklin all slept at this humble inn.

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

This once-forgotten oasis in the middle of Lisbon was first created over a century ago quite by accident.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

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

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

Home of the unusual art of water puppetry, one of Vietnam's oldest curiosities.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

A museum befitting the city responsible for supplying the majority of the world's LSD.

The only theatre in the world constructed specifically for sound movement.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

One of the biggest markets in Asia, under one of the continent's largest domes.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

This French colonial post office is arguably the grandest in all of Southeast Asia.

This spectacular bridge supported by two gigantic hands looks like something out of a fantasy universe.