Places brandnewkirk Wants to Go

A free, canine-friendly alternative watering hole near the more famous Barton Springs.

You can row a boat through this ancient underground reservoir.

Is there such thing as too many fruit bats? Not anymore.

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

More than 250 sakes are available in an izakaya hidden in the basement of a Midtown office building.

The oldest bar in Missouri is hidden within a limestone brewery cellar more than 50 feet underground.

Frequent fliers welcome in this airplane hotel.

A medieval village holds a very modern hotel.

A glass and sculpture wonderland forms an oasis in a remote part of Kenya.

The four-story mural is the centerpiece of a lavish hotel's lush atrium.

This unusually shaped mountaintop tower looks like a UFO floating over the city.

Rather than a run-of-the-mill franchise hotel, this lodging has been decked out in dinosaur decor.

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

This Japanese-inspired labyrinth of hot springs is hidden in a Chilean forest.

This enchanting rainforest hotel looks as though it grew from the forest itself.

A fantastical bed and breakfast with magically unique rooms.

Disused seaplane hangar gets a second life as the jaw-dropping home of Estonia's museum of maritime history.

This Liberian resort offers comfort, ecofriendly hospitality, and a mission of sustainability.

A crazy maze of a hostel, where every trap door and secret entrance brings you to a new wacky, wonderful room.

A rehabilitation center for confiscated, orphaned, and abandoned chimpanzees.

A uniquely robust and historic look at Mexico's omnipresent dance with Death.

This fantastical house shaped like a seashell brings aquatic design to architecture.

A quirky and charming restaurant founded by artists.

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.