Places hapichapi Wants to Go

This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.

This striking art museum holds an amazing series of curiosity cabinets.

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

This massive tea kettle was once a promotional stunt for the Oriental Teashop.

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.