Places danieldixon Wants to Go

This Connecticut chapel is a starkly modern, and surprisingly colorful, architectural rebel.

A journey through a curious collection of oddities and wonder.

Plenty of old carney magic still haunts this photogenic amusement park.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

The first location of the eventual video game giant.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

Established over a thousand years ago, this family-run teahouse continues to serve skewers of sweet rice cake to this day.

This cozy café is housed in a repurposed pharmacy originally built in 1927.

It's bad manners to eat and drink on the subways of Tokyo, unless the train is this bar. 

The decommissioned steam engine’s whistle can still be heard three times a day at one of Japan’s oldest train stations.

A museum housed in a stunning Rockefeller-funded medical institute building from the 1930s.

Someone really, really wanted to save this fast-food icon from demolition.

A 59-ft. robot statue looks over the citizens of earthquake-ravaged Kobe.

An abandoned Art Deco hotel nestled on the side of a wooded mountain.

An arts and culture complex that was once a derelict American military installation in the civilian control zone of the DMZ.

This 317-ton walkable art installation is an homage to Korea's "City of Steel."

A large visitor's complex and place of remembrance on the outskirts of the DMZ.

This small island declared independence from South Korea in the hopes of attracting tourists.

The history of the plush toy and South Korea collected under one roof.

A thriving surf community exists in relative remoteness along the former boundary between North and South Korea.

A traditional village rooted in the Joseon Dynasty.

The world's first cruise ship-shaped hotel is perched atop a cliff.

The best place for scenic views of the DMZ and North Korea.