Places hymeneinstein Wants to Go

This power plant is at the edge of a Czech mountain.

After an Englishmen was killed by a samurai here in 1862, a two-day war changed the course of Japanese history.

There's no booze at this juke joint—just some of the best blues in Baton Rouge.

Founded in 1954 by a husband-and-wife duo, this ceramics studio carries on a powerful artistic legacy.

These ancient ruins include a stadium dating back to 400 BC.

Don’t be surprised if you run into some of Oaxaca’s top chefs in line at this family run taco stop.

An Egyptian-revival style film house in Boise, Idaho.

A rock, a temple, and a window into Taiwan’s rich cultural mythology—wrapped in a serene city escape.

Start your morning off with an epic food crawl in this market east of Oaxaca’s historic center.

Thousands of foxes are said to gather and parade across the neighborhood of Ōji on New Year’s Eve.

Once an art-deco theater, now a supermarket.

One-of-a-kind stupa in Laos.

Though not uncommon in western Japan, this Buddha cut out of an ancient sarcophagus is the only example in central Tokyo.

A lost World War II military camp and post-war suburb swallowed by the woods.

A 12-century Shiva temple nestled along a picturesque riverbank.

Dedicated to the victims of a phantom slasher, this memorial is claimed by some to be the source of a deadly curse.

An iconic fountain dedicated to the Roman goddess Flora stands in the heart of Mumbai.

Collection of paintings by the celebrated Blanco Family.

Dine on funerary beans alongside off-duty lucha libre wrestlers at this legume-centric spot near Museo Rufino Tamayo.

The only building in Louisville (hopefully) that contains two ancient holy skeletons.

A statue based on a tragic Japanese nursery rhyme, commemorating San Diego's sisterhood with Yokohama.

This striking, historic hotel has major Wes Anderson movie energy.

A Brutalist monument and "sculpture that contains many sculptures."

This whimsical fountain depicts a winged siren shooting water out of her nipples into the fires of Mount Vesuvius.