Places David Plotz Wants to Go

"Leave a He-Man, Take a Transformer" and share a story about your real-life superhero.

A Franco-era dam flooded (almost) everyone out of this centuries-old Aragonese town.

The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.

See six states from the newly restored 100-year-old historic roadside attraction.

For those going through a life transition, a place to leave behind a piece of your former self.

A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.

Intensely colorful calcite pools in Southern China.

The storied steakhouse is the last in a long line of Lebanese-owned supper clubs in Tulsa.

A decommissioned tube carriage within a London museum hosts a regular pop-up supper club.

This local emblem is the oldest and largest dragon tree in the Canary Islands.

Nestled between a college and a golf course, the garden is home to more than 2,500 rhododendrons.

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.

A sophisticated astronomical tower built by one of the greatest Persian scholars of the Islamic Golden Age.

The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.

An everyday Jackson Heights bodega conceals a Mexican seafood paradise.

A rescue facility that caters specifically to wolf-dog hybrids, and educates about these unique animals.

This pirate-broadcasting-tower-turned-restaurant played a rebellious role in the history of Dutch television.

Shop while you wait for a table in this tiny Indonesian eatery within a mini-mart.

Much of what constituted mid-century Liverpool now litters a beach outside of town.

Dead weights honor the dead of Portugal's fishing industry.

While most bridges allow roads to pass over water, this one allows water to pass over a road.

Two ancient Buddhist temples crown this dramatic rocky pinnacle.

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

This labyrinthine resting place of Black American leaders has been reclaimed by nature.