Places garyrook Wants to Go

Soul-soothing fish congee awaits at one of Hong Kong’s remaining dai pai dongs.

This aquarium has almost as many world records as it does fish.

The enchanting archway is the only surviving portal into Dublin’s lost medieval wall.

Of the many chalices in the running for the Holy Grail, this one in Valencia Cathedral sure looks the part.

This aromatherapy shop and mini-museum cofounded by the Sigur Rós frontman documents Icelandic history through scents.

This educational and eco-friendly community is Iceland's "home of the sun."

The summer tourists on these cliffs are thousands of seabirds.

Eerie ruins of an abandoned medieval fishing village crumble atop an unforgiving stretch of earth.

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

Walk in the footsteps of the gods and straddle two tectonic plates.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.

The Hveragerði fissure runs through this unassuming shopping center.

The site where the Emperor of Korea performed the long-forbidden "rite of heaven" to demonstrate his absolute sovereignty.

Air-raid tunnels hidden beneath this opulent hotel provided shelter and an escape route—and one of the world's longest slides.

One man's hand-sculpted collection of colorful masks representing a host of gruesome spirits.

Opulent downtown movie theater now houses cars as an indoor parking garage.

This tiny home was originally a narrow alleyway.

Everyone from Alan Ginsberg to The Rolling Stones has stopped by this classic dive bar.

After Christopher Columbus died, his son built a fancy house to rule from.

The first hospital in the New World.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle’s uniquely modern Central Library.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.