Places hellogigi Wants to Go

Eat like pre-Columbian Native Americans in this New Mexico restaurant within the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center.

The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.

Located in the remote Monitor Valley, this travertine bowl contains a scalding pool of water.

This sign designates the road that leads to the infamous Area 51.

This massive solar generating facility in the Nevada desert has been plagued by difficulties.

An unusual slot canyon in the Aztec/Navajo Sandstone has a cross-section like an inverted old-fashioned keyhole.

The highest concentration of petroglyph sites in Gold Butte National Monument, plus an improbable early 20th-century dam.

Two well-preserved charcoal kilns survive in a remote part of eastern Nevada.

Under the right conditions, rocks will move across this dry lakebed, leaving trails behind them.

Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.

More than 300 years old, Kyoto's historic "teahouse" still operates as an invitation-only geisha club.

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.

One of Kyoto's oldest food establishments has supplied soba noodles to temple priests and the Imperial Palace.

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

A train ride to the middle of nowhere gives its passengers some of the most iconic views of Japan's seasons.

This bathhouse includes an option to soak in radioactive water.

Blowtorches, tuna, and a jolly, chain-smoking proprietor mark this beloved street-food stand.

This time-honored eatery near Hoàn Kiếm Lake serves the classic pairing of rice vermicelli soup and savory sticky rice.

Don’t miss the local staple of rice vermicelli with charcoal-grilled pork patties and pork belly.

This steamed rice crepe specialist has been rolling up its namesake dish for over 30 years.

This crab paste noodle soup specialist has been doling out its namesake dish for more than four decades.

A refugee returns to his homeland to open Ho Chi Minh City’s first Michelin-starred restaurant.

A cityscape of burial tombs that you can easily lose yourself in.

A sculpture park that takes the use of clay to a whole new level.