Places EdEddnEdgy Wants to Go

Along a coast that sees the annual migration of humpback whales, a geological formation that takes the shape of a whale’s tail.

Though they look like Hobbit houses, these semi-underground stone structures were built for winemaking.

An illuminated manuscript comprising the life's work of a lone monk, inexplicably decorated with a portrait of Satan himself.

An abandoned colonial French prison notorious for its hellish conditions.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.

Tokyo’s only Ainu restaurant serves Indigenous food from northern Japan.

The former site of Fukuoka’s legendary ramen joint works hard to guide customers to the “original” original.

Cooks at this tiny takeout spot grind their rice flour in a stone mill each morning for perfect cheung fun.

Sidle into a side alley for a taste of sumo wrestlers' traditional hot-pot soup, in a tiny restaurant founded by a former competitor.

This ordinary set of steps is a must-see destination for fans of a certain romantic anime.

This historical art colony is adorned with thousands of hand-carved concrete sculptures in the Mayan Revival style.

Farm-to-table East African-European cuisine is on the menu here.

Hidden behind mountains in Morocco, a remote town hides a thriving surfing community.

Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant

It might look like just a pile of sticks—because it is. But there's a dark history to how this stack got its start.

If you ever wanted to own an actual piece of Disney World, this is the place to shop.

These ruins are a hidden gem, complete with fantastic views over the cliff edge.

Surrounded by ash fields in Iceland, an impossibly verdant valley looks like something out of a fairytale.

Trash-filled shrines to an unofficial saint known for her endless breast milk dot the highways of Argentina.

Natives of this mud-brick desert village use an ancient irrigation system to grow sweet, seedless grapes.

The site of a Japanese traders’ settlement that once thrived in Ayutthaya, if for less than a century.

One of only two civilian settlements in the desolate lands of chilly Antarctica.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.