Places hapichapi Wants to Go

This small Newfoundland town has declared itself the “Root Cellar Capital of the World.”

This foreboding building was the headquarters of the terrifying Spanish Inquisition in Mexico.

These strikingly colorful paintings were created by a mysterious Mesoamerican civilization.

A Roman spa buried deep beneath the City of London.

This triumphal arch celebrating the Sun King's conquest of Lille is a masterpiece of military architecture.

These colonial murals are a fascinating hybrid of Spanish and Indigenous aesthetics.

A magnificent Neogothic tomb hides within this Italian fairytale-like forest.

More than a million titles fill the labyrinthine shelves of this prestigious private library.

This mosaic-lined medieval church was built by the world's first admiral and still holds mass in ancient Greek.

This grubby wall is said to be one of the Earth's esoteric energy centers.

A surprisingly large and sturdy ruin on the outskirts of a remote village.

This small collection in the back of a shop is the only oddities museum in Saskatoon.

The ruins of a former sanctuary for elite Aztec warriors.

Inside this clubhouse is a cinephile's paradise.

The second-oldest garden cemetery in the U.S. was also a college brainstorm spot of Stephen King.

You can crawl inside this atmospheric 5,000-year-old tomb.

The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.

The designated Jewish quarter in Fez dates back to the 15th century.

Coast along one of Japan’s mountain railways for coveted views of magnificent hydrangeas.

Poet William Blake penned some of his most famous work during his brief stay at this beloved country cottage.

An oasis of calm, nestled in the English countryside.

One of the last of the great 1920s movie palaces is a Floridian Greco-Spanish-Persian dreamscape.

A rocky face gazes out over an enormous volcanic crater.

This Chase branch is an homage to Old Hollywood.