Places hapichapi Wants to Go

A constantly changing trove of screen-used costumes, props, and designer wardrobe from Hollywood sets

Inside this medieval fortress today is a high-security prison, which sometimes opens its doors to the public as a restaurant

A small shrine dedicated to a tanuki statue, tucked away in a Blade Runner-esque izakaya alley

Adventures in Wonderland under the heart of the bustling Shinjuku

This nondescript row house in downtown Washington, D.C., was the home of a very secretive group for well over a century

An established watering hole whose unique history is as fascinating as its decor

An architectural masterpiece which came in time to solve a dramatic situation inside this magnificent cathedral

A tea merchant built a dazzling Chinoiserie mansion in the 1890s to impress a Chinese ambassador

Carthusian monks once operated this 18th-century pharmacy, preparing herbal remedies from plants originating in the surrounding mountains

The world's largest monastic library is also a baroque artistic masterpiece

A pristine wildlife habitat against the backdrop of skyscrapers, nicknamed "The World’s Wildlife Capital"

Marvel at the intricate woodwork on the Tudor-style facade of this 17th-century hotel

A permanent woodland refuge in the Carpathian Mountains for European brown bears rescued from abuse and neglect

A treasure trove of material within the University of Pittsburgh Library Systems has spawned the world's first and only center for academic study of the horror genre.

An evolving artwork that began in 1996 and is scheduled to continue until... 2496!

An eighteenth-century fantasy where monkeys, dragons, and Chinese courtiers emerge from walls made entirely of porcelain.

The remains of an ancient medieval monastery can be seen in the basement of a luxury hotel

The Guinness Book acknowledged one of the biggest and oldest collections of computer games, featuring a strange 'pain machine' that blurs the boundaries between the digital and the real world

The richest man in Mexico built the largest aquarium in Latin America 26 meters underground

A beloved postmaster’s lonely walk home ended in a wooded ambush

The world's second-largest toy production company has a lineup of its heroes outside

This gray utility box is not full of wires; it is a tiny, operational theater hiding on a Downtown Los Angeles sidewalk.

This synagogue in Madison, Wisconsin, is a historic architectural gem and one of the oldest surviving synagogue buildings in the United States.

The prehistoric home of an enormous ground sloth that once roamed Patagonia