Places danieldixon Wants to Go

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

This bathhouse includes an option to soak in radioactive water.

Blowtorches, tuna, and a jolly, chain-smoking proprietor mark this beloved street-food stand.

A focal point of in Denver’s skyline for over a century, inspired by a Venetian basilica.

A multiversal transit station located right below a highway interchange.

A small store filled with animal skulls and other curiosities.

A home covered with elaborate mosaic and other pieces of art.

Wall to wall taxidermy at Denver's oldest and most exotic steakhouse.

This kitschy, kinky homage to Taipei’s old “grandpa shops” is full of eye-candy.

About as hidden as can be, this specialty coffee shop is wedged between multi-story buildings at the end of a dark, skinny alleyway in Seoul.

A huge communist-era propaganda monument and mural that offers stunning views of the Mongolian capital.

This retro underwater observation tower would make the perfect lair for a sea-loving villain.

This Spanish theme park stands out in the Japanese countryside.

One of the oldest art supply stores in the United States.

This subterranean spot might be the epitome of Japan's baroque, retro coffee houses.

Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.

Step into a cartoon at this Seoul café that aims to evoke a two-dimensional scene.

An unassuming corner inside downtown Orlando's library offers a whole new world of the park and its history.

If you don't look closely, you might mistake this sculpture for just another passenger waiting at the airport.

A glimpse at Walt Disney's vision for a "community of tomorrow," in miniature.

The last of nine massive kilns that produced many of the red bricks for buildings in Washington, D.C. and northern Virginia in the early 20th century.

The golden age of flight captured in a downtown airport.

A network of concealed passageways lies within a busy London Underground station.

The fences outside some of South London's estates are made from recycled World War II stretchers.