Places CeesEnd Wants to Go

An Archaeological Wonder of Peru, and the largest stone ruin site in the New World.

The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.

A musical instrument played by the sea.

This supermarket in Shanghai appears to be a typical Chinese convenience store, but all of the bottles are empty and all the containers are filled with nothing but air.

This mom-and-pop Japanese sweets shop has been serving cloud-light mochi for almost a century.

An abandoned mine where dreams of quicksilver trickled away over 75 years ago.

Ghost town with a beer-drinking goat for mayor.

A cozy bookstore and coffee shop in the heart of Cartagena's Old City.

Not everything is bigger in Texas.

This quirky outpost and gallery inside a former church is an unexpected trove of handcrafted art.

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.

This is probably not the Target you're looking for.

A little stop along the Texas highway where Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean stayed while shooting the 1955 film "Giant."

With print dying, this local paper keeps the lights on by doubling as a stunning cafe and cocktail bar.

Minimalist modern art on a repurposed military base in rural Texas.

A World War II officers' club features Old West murals painted by German POWs.

Museum mostly in name, and only a restaurant depending on the day, this place could only exist in Marfa.

This old abandoned sign flickers to announce a motel that isn't even there.

An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.

A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.