Places benjathom Wants to Go

A storybook European village in Berkeley.

This unique library spans a mighty river.

A blunder resulted in these charming stone-lined streams becoming the target of a Nazi bombing.

The first car-centric shopping plaza in the U.S. brought a little bit of Spain to downtown Kansas City.

On the shores of Lake Superior, a small group of monks makes sacred sweets.

This amazing 15th-century mural remained hidden in plain sight for centuries.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

Transport yourself to the 1980s era of video games at this themed restaurant and bar.

"Di amigo y entra" at this Argentinian Middle Earth-inspired pub.

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.

This bar is filled with Star Wars merchandise from around the world, all of it unlicensed knockoffs.

J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.

This Hollywood dive houses a mural painted by the artists who animated its namesake film.

A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.

The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.

Remnants of the city's Soviet history hover over this modern fast-food outlet.

The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.

This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.

A KFC honors an eighth-century Chinese poet with holograms and verse.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

Post office plaque commemorates local resistance to a cult invasion.

Hidden in Portland’s West Hills, a 170-year-old marker literally stakes out the Pacific Northwest.