Places Andreas Rekdal Wants to Go

This town hosts 170 pieces of public art, including giant irises, flying saucers, and, famously, hippos.

Jack White's record store is the only place in the world that records live shows direct-to-acetate.

The world's largest carnivore sanctuary is home to over 450 meat-eating rescues.

This student-run nightclub was originally a World War II bomb shelter.

A bronze statue commemorating the legend of a hellhound haunting the village of De Lutte.

Another statue of Japan's most famous dog stands in his hometown.

This sculpture is dedicated to a local therapy dog who later became the official mascot of the 126th Boston Marathon.

An Akita-themed facility modeled after the old Shibuya Station, erected in honor of Hachiko, a famously loyal dog.

A Viking-style brewpub named for a Norse sea giant, in the heart of fjord country.

Norway's chilly all ice-instrument festival.

Walk 2,300 feet above the ground on the "Troll's Tongue."

Ruins of two abandoned stations destroyed by the power they sought to harness.

A hidden oasis just north of Chicago's Chinatown.

How did a 2,000-year-old Roman column find its way to a Chicago park?

What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.

This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.

This abstract sculpture is rumored to cast a hammer-and-sickle shadow once a year.

This bronze sculpture on a former squash court marks the secret origins of the Atomic Age.

An actual 1957 Cadillac De Ville, encased in 15 cubic yards of concrete.

A strange rock in Chicago marks the spot where a tree once stood in honor of the 18th President.

This museum celebrating the almighty dollar lets visitors literally stand in the shadow of a million bucks.

A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.

A monument to the art of slicing people open.

The subtle science of a master molecular gastronomist.