Places hapichapi Wants to Go

Not only does this shop sell mokorotlo, the traditional hat of Lesotho, the building is shaped like one.

These elaborate gothic monuments honor Verona's medieval lords.

These narrow stone granaries have been used to store and dry out grain for hundreds of years.

Built more as a work of art than living quarters, this cottage has withstood the test of time.

A stretch of the Iwai River that features beautiful rocky cliffs, rapids, and flying dango.

A Swiss magician's vault of oddities.

At this former Prohibition speakeasy, electric birds signaled the arrival of hooch.

A somber memorial to the seven victims of a horrible crime.

This archaeological site boasts temple ruins that date back 5,000 years to the Dilmun culture, and may have been described in the tale of Gilgamesh's search for immortality.

This elaborately-carved white marble fountain was built to stand outside the Detroit Opera House.

This monument gives insight into how lost children were found in Edo-period Tokyo.

This medieval castle is filled with an eccentric collection that ranges from ancient Egyptian artifacts to taxidermy to a mummified hand that was cut off during a duel.

Take a hike to this remote, scenic tea stop in the Canadian Rockies.

This enigmatic piece of art is a mnemonic device from the early Renaissance.

This historic former textile mill now houses a brewery, hotel, and what's believed to be the longest bar in the United Kingdom.

This remote location of this Moorish stronghold means it doesn’t attract many tourists—and that it still has the aura of fear and bravery of the 1300s.

The remains of an ancient bathhouse sit inside this aptly-named pub.

Believed to be the smallest castle in Europe.

Although damaged beyond recognition, this stone god is still said to bring good luck to those who tap on him with a pebble.

One of the best-preserved, yet least visited stone circle sites in Cumbria.

A museum in rural Queensland wrongly claims that dinosaur fossils possess evidence that the earth is only 10,000 years old.

A poignant museum dedicated to the history of the Dutch resistance against Nazi occupation

A bibliophile's heaven that contains hundreds of bookstores, offering over a third of secondhand books for sale in Tokyo.

This stave church nestled in the Catskills was built in the 1960s by a community of Ukrainian immigrants and refugees.