Places ejbrown Wants to Go

Seriously good slices of Sicilian pizza lurk at the back of the Bronx's oldest enclosed market.

A Jewish deli run by Yemeni Muslims in an Afro-Caribbean neighborhood is quintessential Brooklyn.

Nestled in the mountains of Portugal is a tiny village made almost entirely of schist.

Come for the bread-themed puppet show, stay for the buffet.

Houses are tucked between, on, and underneath giant boulders.

Nibble as you learn about Slovenia's longstanding tradition of making beautiful honey cookies.

This bakery and museum offers tours of the tastes and mythology of Aachen's signature spice biscuit—just don't ask for the recipe.

Deliciousness abounds at a Guatemalan restaurant masquerading as a pizzeria.

The 5,000-year-old megalith is believed to be Scotland's tallest standing stone.

A whale's jawbone and a malfunctioning harpoon welcome you to the village of Bragar and its lore.

The ruined abbey includes a rare surviving example of a monastic latrine.

This fresco-covered medieval monastery hangs from the side of a steep cliff.

Beggars were miraculously "cured" of their fake ailments when they returned home to this 17th century Paris slum each night.

Tucked in the back of a flower shop, its collection details the fascinating history of the Netherlands's iconic symbol.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.

It is said the legendary wizard once lived in this sea cave beneath Tintagel Castle.

A fantastic castle rumored to be the birthplace of King Arthur.

Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.

A unique waterfall that some believe attracts the fairfolk.

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

Have a steam and some blini at this cafe in a century-old bathhouse.

At this sweet shop, the descendants of a royal chef serve up the fudge-like dessert his ancestor invented for a king.

This mom-and-pop Japanese sweets shop has been serving cloud-light mochi for almost a century.