Places bluestorm1738 Wants to Go

This short-lived tea and silk farm is believed to be the first permanent Japanese settlement in North America.

The ruins of a sixth-century monastery sit on the banks of the River Shannon.

Family-run for more than a century, this pizzeria makes a unique mustard pie.

This fallen red oak tree has been transformed into a piece of trailside art.

A city park that sits on top of a freeway.

This gateway to subterranean Hanover plays jazz, pop and rock to surprised passersby.

Visit a sweet shop selling one of the first candies ever made and sold in America.

The heart of Pachuca's small museum district pays tribute to a unique figure of Hidalguense history.

Kissing the ass of this stone lioness has become a rite of passage in the city of Girona.

A non-profit that uses the impressive smelling abilities of African Pouched Rats to find and clear unexploded land mines.

Travel this route to explore a canyon crafted by ancient glaciers.

Dedicated to the man who created the first radio wave communication system.

A replica of an early 19th-century vessel that sailed across the world.

An unusual slot canyon in the Aztec/Navajo Sandstone has a cross-section like an inverted old-fashioned keyhole.

The monastery survived the Communist revolution in Mongolia as a religious museum.

These hooded graves are the only of their kind in the United States.

Take a seat and hear a song by the composer Frédéric Chopin.

Loyal fans of one television's most famous painters still come to pay their respects.

Dine at a legendary after-hours joint frequented by David Bowie and Iggy Pop.

This Rocky Mountain mansion was the luxurious home of the authoritarian leader of a company town.

An entire subdivision was accidentally built on a flood plain, resulting in its eventual demolition—but the streets are still there.

The design of this ornately decorated place of worship closely mirrors a church in Vietnam.

Admire impressively detailed models of everything from a Pennsylvania Dutch kitchen to the world's smallest Swiss Army Knife.

According to the local legend, these boys and ducks were turned to stone by an angered water goblin.