Places fkitchens Wants to Go

This grandiose staircase was part of the revival of a medieval Spanish architectural style combining Christian and Islamic influences.

These magnificently sculpted tombs represent Spain's own legendary version of "Romeo and Juliet."

Mine shafts and hard pastries await visitors at this massive mountain of salt.

Order cookies baked by cloistered nuns in a 400-year-old monastery.

A centuries-old bar once frequented by Picasso, Hemingway, and Dalí.

A remarkable prehistoric site featuring well-preserved Talayotic structures offers a glimpse into the ancient civilizations that once thrived on Menorca.

The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.

Rome’s legendary peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

Have a soak at this retro bathhouse, where you will find Japan's first electric bath, tiling from Spain, and wood carvings representing the Japanese invasion of Manchuria.

One in a pair of subterranean caves created by an ancient eruption of Mount Fuji.

The Yonaguni Monument, a natural formation or the Japanese Atlantis?

The world's longest tunnel with an undersea section.

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

One of the world's largest ancient burial mounds.

A strange tribute to all the fallen souls of war.

A few hidden stones are said to bring fortune and love.

This incredible mountainside temple is home to intriguing statues of demon-like creatures.

This exacting restaurant will charge a fine for every grain of rice you've left behind.

Ruins and statues dot the landscape of this tiny island rich with royal history.

Japan's first automaton went missing, only to be revived by the Osaka Science Museum.

A monk-run winery inside a Buddhist temple celebrates Japan's crown grape varietal.

This 400-year-old sweet shop serves a delicacy some have described as "edible incense."

Narrow passes cut out of mountains surround the medieval capital of Japan.

Sulphuric gases inhabit a beautiful Japanese island.