Places Clur Wants to Go

Creating this diorama spurred naturalist Carl Akeley to begin advocating to protect the apes.

The largest collection of artifacts from the Olmec civilization, the mother culture of Mesoamerica.

This deserted palace is one of the finest examples of Indo-Islamic architecture in India.

This historic pub has maintained much of its 1906 decor, including a small sequestered room for women, where orders were slipped through a tiny window.

Everything from miniature biblical scenes to life-sized statues are almond-based at this sweet and nutty gallery.

A humble homage to a gravedigger tucked within the dignified English cathedral.

An enchanting natural wonder in Puerto Rico's Camuy River Park.

Hidden in the highlands of Guatemala, a small shrine venerates a forbidden folk saint.

A carriage house converted into what resembles an 11th-century English manor house

This surprising museum tells the story of modern Malaysia through the history of its law enforcement.

A Buddhist shrine in a cave protected by macaques next to dark passages lined with creepy paintings.

This 17th-century structure is a beautiful testimony to traditional Persian architecture

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

Tucked in a nondescript downtown Brooklyn mall is a bar containing a remarkable turn of the century anatomical wax collection last seen in 1920s Berlin.

Leaf through over 30,000 artists' sketchbooks in what may be the world's largest collection of doodles

This former Norwegian sailor's church is slowly being taken over by ramshackle robot musicians.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

For over 30 years the walls of this Harlem schoolyard have been a gallery of street art by "Kings and better."

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.

The oldest surviving synagogue in New York City is now a soaring art space.

A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.

An unassuming secret door once led to a legendary watering hole.

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.