Places donguri Wants to Go

England’s ancient oak tree has such an impressive girth, people have been hosting parties within the hollow trunk for centuries.

The gilded, masterful astronomical clock will calculate time, dates, and planetary positions for thousands of years to come.

A hidden hot spring in Singapore with a surprising history.

The centuries-old cobblestones of a feudal highway remain in the woods of Hakone.

Nine healing baths available only to those who stay in this quaint town, said to have inspired 'Spirited Away.'

Located in a remote mountain valley in Yamagata Prefecture, these hot springs have attracted bathers for over 450 years.

The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.

The first outlet of Canada's biggest fast-food franchise has been slinging doughnuts since 1964.

Watch maple syrup being made without ever leaving the city.

This shack nestled in a 120-acre forest of maple trees in Mont-Rigaud is a wonderland of sugary syrup.

This retro diner claims to be the birthplace of poutine.

This architectural onion has an original 1930's Jerry O'Mahony dining car at its core.

Since 1956, this quintessentially New England seafood shack has been boiling its lobsters in seawater over wood fires.

This family-owned diner has been slinging chili dogs since 1940.

This abstract roadside poultry was saved from demolition by outraged drivers and pilots.

One of the last great old-school fish markets in Japan's Tohoku Region.

A tiny kissaten coffeeshop with expertly crafted coffee in an antique setting.

Northern Virginia’s iconic Vietnamese shopping center.

Open 24 hours, this self-serve sandwich spot specializes in egg salad sandwiches in a land that takes them very seriously.

Suspended from this brewery’s tasting room ceiling is a full-sized fin whale skeleton.

This Western confectionery in Kobe made the German tree stump cake into a Japanese staple.

The origin of this mechanical boy was a mystery until he revealed his maker by writing it in perfect cursive.

The oldest surviving botanic garden in the United States.

Trace the history of the nation’s early days at the site of America’s oldest stock exchange.