Places everywhereemily Wants to Go

Catch rising stars of Appalachia’s music scene before they make it big at this restaurant and community hub.

Bacteria and algae give the salty water its bubblegum hue.

The bespectacled, cocktail-sipping pachyderm is a strange but fitting liquor store mascot.

Oversized statues are just the tip of this nostalgic Americana roadside attraction.

Crushed coral and crystals give the sand its signature coloration.

From mid-September to early November, dreamy fields of pink muhly grass spring up all over South Korea.

This little slice of the Netherlands in the Pacific Northwest blooms in a rainbow of color each spring.

Piano-making empire filled with 200-year-old steam machines still churning out 1,000 instruments a year.

Since 1999, this gelateria founded by a string instrument maker has been turning out some of Rome’s best scoops.

Worm salt and other local ingredients are on the menu at this cult favorite ice cream shop.

Outside of where Tsukiji Market once stood, these memorials honor the spirits of the fallen fish, shrimp, and eggs used for nigiri.

Seemingly unremarkable items like empty sushi trays, chef hats, and freshness stickers are being preserved so future generations can look back on this beloved cultural import.

The winter home of millions of migrating monarch butterflies.

Each year, one talented artist puts on a show sculpting twelve butter-based busts of dairy princesses.

A once-magnificent collegiate church is falling into ruin.

This Belgian observatory bears a striking resemblance to Futurama's Planet Express building.

Nicolas Schöffer's massive interactive sculpture was assembled in 1961 and brought back online in 2016.

This giant urban staircase was built to keep the city's brave fighting men from getting waylaid in the red light district.

The remains of this castle, known as the Witch’s Eye, watch over the Thur Valley.

During the holidays, a vintage subway train whisks New Yorkers back in time.

Thousands of flowers create enchanting pink tunnels over the city streets.

A ruined castle stands atop a hill surrounded by dragon lore.

A top-secret bunker now turned museum, is an eerie look at what life would have looked like in the event of nuclear war.

An abandoned underground bathroom is now a space for public art.