Places hapichapi Wants to Go

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.

An ancient Egyptian temple in the middle of Madrid, Spain.

What was once a presidential estate is now an exotic menagerie and home to the Budweiser Clydesdales.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels, scores of people have died on its slopes.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.