Places hapichapi Wants to Go

The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."

Among the oldest structures in Madrid, these Moorish walls once guarded the medieval city of Mayrit.

This traditional Japanese-style house doubles as one of James Turrell's colorful works of art.

The 2,000-year-old beam is tucked within the pedestrian entrance to the old London Bridge.

This isolated Japanese mountain village untouched by time showcases unique and stunning traditional architecture.

Everyone's favorite neighbor is remembered fondly in this small-town church.

This Roman quarry once held secret masses and smuggler's contraband and is now home to rare species of bats.

Hopeless romantics will swoon over the sweet story behind this bright and colorful home.

A group of glacial erratic boulders are improbably balanced on white limestone pedestals.

Ancient stone graves shaped like ships provided a Viking-like burial to carry the dead to the afterlife.

This modern labyrinth lies in the shadow of a ruined medieval castle.

One of the greatest movie directors of all time lived and worked in this London flat from 1926 to 1939.

A gardener's enduring labor of love is spread throughout a small Vermont town.

The western face was supposedly left clock-less to snub the Welsh.

Walking by this fence is like strolling along a portal to various fictional worlds.

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

Legend has it the famous Robin Hood would attend mass at this 12th-century Cistercian abbey in Sherwood Forrest.

This Victorian gate contains cryptic inscriptions in Greek, Latin, and Hebrew.

A building facade covered with the statues of 11 giants of Tajik literature.

This enchanting hill is home to fairy lore and a sinister local mystery.

Dozens of houses in the Adirondack Mountains are reminders of a literal "cottage industry" to cure people of a deadly disease.

One of two Irish-style round towers in Scotland, this structure has mysterious origins.