Places Eleanor Walker Wants to Go

The only thing sweeter than the potatoes is the canine proprietor of this roadside stall.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

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

One man's lifetime collection of tiny objects of wisdom gathered from around the world, on display for public enjoyment.

About as hidden as can be, this specialty coffee shop is wedged between multi-story buildings at the end of a dark, skinny alleyway in Seoul.

Its humdrum facade only adds to its electrifying appeal: a rooftop with panoramic views of a shapeshifting metropolis.

South Korea's love of the silly photograph is on full display at this goofy collection of trompe l'oeil paintings.

Built to hold the worst of the worst of the Nazi war prisoners.

A chilling monument to Korean patriots who resisted the Japanese occupation.

Step into a cartoon at this Seoul café that aims to evoke a two-dimensional scene.

Plenty of old carney magic still haunts this photogenic amusement park.

This is what trains will look like after the zombie apocalypse.

A spectacular disused railway viaduct in a beautiful countryside nature reserve.

Coast along one of Japan’s mountain railways for coveted views of magnificent hydrangeas.

This Gothic castle-like portal is a testament to the amazing craftsmanship of the navvies who built the railway tunnel.

A remnant of Korea's colonial past lies forgotten in a hip neighborhood in Seoul.

Abandoned Nazi train station turned underground astroparticle laboratory.

World's oldest and largest space launch facility, once a secret missile testing site.

An abandoned whaling station on an active volcano offers hot springs in Antarctica, surrounded by ruined giants of industry.

Wonderfully preserved Victorian factory, complete with a preserved steam powered engine house.

Once the "Eighth Wonder of the World," this iron railroad bridge was decimated by a tornado.

An abandoned suspension bridge on the Falkland Islands is crumbling into the water.

At high tide this strange footbridge appears to have no purpose whatsoever.

A collection of maritime artifacts from the world's first volunteer life brigade.