Places cmstoelb Wants to Go

At a Bangkok bistro, one pot of beef stew has been cooking non-stop for more than 45 years.

A microbiologist-chef is slinging noodles with hyperlocal Nordic ingredients.

One of Kyoto's oldest food establishments has supplied soba noodles to temple priests and the Imperial Palace.

This crab paste noodle soup specialist has been doling out its namesake dish for more than four decades.

This love letter to Poland serves bracing dill pickle soup and plump pierogis.

Fiery-hot river rocks make soup sizzle at this restaurant showcasing indigenous Chinantec cuisine.

Sidle into a side alley for a taste of sumo wrestlers' traditional hot-pot soup, in a tiny restaurant founded by a former competitor.

This third-generation shop has been doling out bowls of tilapia soup since 1977.

The former site of Fukuoka’s legendary ramen joint works hard to guide customers to the “original” original.

Taiwan’s iconic dish is in peak form here.

This huge stew pot is the focal point of the "Community Soup" event, which honors tradition and soup.

A small artistic "graveyard" where clichéd expressions have been buried.

This ruined castle is said to be the legendary keep of a Viking princess.

Home to a forest of whimsical pygmy Coast live oak.

How Quincy, Florida became the richest town per capita due to one man's shrewd business acumen and taste for fizzy drinks.

The train collection of an eccentric New England seafood mogul is now a National Historical Site.

The behemoth beasts engaged in an epic battle is the second-tallest statue in the contiguous United States.

This temple contains what might be the world's oldest optical illusion.

This knick-knack-covered house (complete with a matching van) is a charming oddity in the middle of a modest downtown neighborhood.

This rural museum highlights Wyoming's era of trapping and fur trades, and hosts the annual Green River Rendezvous in July.

The skull of the patron saint of lovers lies in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin—maybe.

An incredibly well-preserved piece of ninth-century Viking poop.

A shop for all your magical needs and notions.

An intricate ceramic tile facade adorns this five-star hotel.