Places DavidEspiney Wants to Go

18th century anatomical amphitheater of the Royal College of Surgery of Barcelona.

One of Antoni Gaudí’s earliest buildings, built between 1886 and 1890 for the industrialist Eusebi Güell.

A centuries-old bar once frequented by Picasso, Hemingway, and Dalí.

Mountain where Jesus was first tempted by the Devil.

White llama terraces dazzle in Peru's "other Machu Picchu."

An extraterrestrial-themed art exhibit makes the perfect place to crash-land while interacting with Andean culture and history.

Climbing this abandoned railway leads to breathtaking vistas of O‘ahu.

A sobering account of the vibrant multicultural neighborhood that was destroyed under apartheid.

The Cape of Good Hope is not quite as low as you can go on the African continent, but it's still geographically significant.

Perhaps the most spectacular grotto along the Algarve coastline.

Hidden beneath a beautiful overlook you’ll find the history of the city depicted in comic strip format next to a pay toilet.

Entire apothecaries are on display at this Lisbon museum, which explores the history of medicine.

Located in the thermoelectric factory that once powered the entire city, this Portuguese museum is shockingly fascinating.

Ring the bell to enter a bar that looks equal parts museum and old curiosity shop.

In addition to showing films, this one-screen arthouse cinema from the late 1940s is a museum of old film equipment.

An arcade packed with a rotating collection of unique independent video games.

A Wisconsin kitsch palace from the 1930s lives its second life in 21st-century Brooklyn.

Nikola Tesla's former home contains an homage hidden from plain sight.

The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.

More than 250 sakes are available in an izakaya hidden in the basement of a Midtown office building.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

A hip bar decorated with walls of golden skulls.

All of the Malaysian sweets at this shop are made daily with a whole lot of love.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.