Places buckblaze Wants to Go

Chef Ashleigh Shanti serves up a classic Appalachian fish fry.

The bat-covered home of one of the world's most popular brands of rum is located on a tropical Art Deco campus.

Saunter along the banks of one of North Carolina’s wildest rivers

Kitschy nautical-themed bar has offered mermaid shows and underwater ballet since 1956.

A recreation of the bar from the classic 1942 movie “Casablanca.”

This restaurant sits within the walls of an 18th-century fortification that once defended the city’s old quarter.

This historic bathhouse that likely dates back to the 1300s.

Vibrant street art created with mixed media.

This amazing example of Valencian Art Nouveau looks more like a cathedral than a public market.

Feast on cuttlefish ink-stained paella by the beach.

Gaze upon chocolate sculptures depicting everything from chariot races to Gaudí's famous church at this shrine to sweets.

Behind this unmarked facade lies the original bomba—a crunchy orb of fried mashed potatoes stuffed with minced meat.

Grab a slice of Catalonia’s famous flatbread in a space with ancient Roman roots.

A stately palace has been converted into the world's largest cannabis museum.

A beautiful but toxic fountain of mercury.

This Funeral Hearse Museum represents the finest in cadaver transportation.

It’s Christmas every day at Barcelona’s oldest restaurant.

Sink your spoon into a luscious crema Catalana at this former urban dairy farm.

Step inside the first house designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, considered to be one of the first Art Nouveau buildings.

Dominican sushi rolls, served by “the Ninja” himself.

This museum honors an African-American renaissance man of the early 18th century.

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

This compact temple is filled with garlands of colorful balls that represent restrained monkeys.

Try maple leaf tempura at the trailside shop that brought it back from oblivion.