Places hapichapi Wants to Go

The only thing sweeter than the potatoes is the canine proprietor of this roadside stall.

This strange, small castle on the bayou has withstood the test of time and weather.

New Zealand's oldest prison holds a dark history and the scars of a deadly earthquake.

A KFC honors an eighth-century Chinese poet with holograms and verse.

The plaques around this 19th-century structure recall some rather strange tales.

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

An 18th-century estate owner thought these cottages were an eyesore, so he artfully disguised them as a church.

It was an experiment to prove that glacial boulders and rocks can be used in constructions and dwelling.

A collection of incredible clay crafts, complete with earthen skeletons and mermaids.

The jewel of the museum is a rare tumulus, a funeral decoration from the 18th century.

Those belting out show tunes in this West Village piano bar might not realize it marks the site where Thomas Paine died in 1809.

A tribute to the movie stars who fought to keep Beverly Hills separate from Los Angeles.

A complicated contraption for telling time by the moon.

An extraordinary library and archive dedicated to the history of the Arctic and Antarctic poles.

An eclectic collection of thousands of items owned by the sculptor Frederic Marès.

The former 1920s mansion of a prominent Catalan developer was used as the Soviet Embassy during the Spanish Civil War, and there is still a bunker below the garden.

18th century anatomical amphitheater of the Royal College of Surgery of Barcelona.

A once-secret library of Freemason history in Catalonia.

A former steam-powered mill from the 1800s is now an industrial park with a giant steel dragon slide.

Week-long block party becomes a competition for the best decorated street.

Bask in the 19th century grandeur of an eccentric Freemason millionaire's private gardens.

A rare set of strings by famed instrument maker Antonio Stradivarius is on display in the Royal Palace.

Abandoned for decades, trains still pass through the now-restored remains of one of Madrid's first metro stations.

This slice of 1960s Danish modernism does not conform to the Oxford college stereotypes.