Places jmallott Wants to Go

You can still find your way around Suzhou with this 800-year-old stone map.

This colorful boulder serves as a canvas for political statements and artistic expression.

This redwood is a historic landmark, a town’s namesake, and the dancing sideline symbol of Stanford University.

Play over 120 retro arcade games and pinball machines at this throwback museum.

Defy gravity at this fascinating Pyrenees overlook platform.

After witnessing the rise and fall of three empires, this ancient city was finally destroyed by a series of earthquakes.

Internationally-recognized arts center housed in a century-old former military barracks.

This lighthouse has been guiding shipping into the Golden Gate since before the American Civil War.

A working model of the entire San Francisco Bay and much of the Sacramento River Delta, complete with regular tides that change every 14 minutes.

Ride on a fully-restored Nike nuclear-tipped missile elevator from the Cold War.

This simple rock stands as a memorial of the major student protests of 1968.

A volcanic crater that visitors can look inside.

One of Ayutthaya’s most iconic locations is a mysterious, hauntingly surreal miracle.

A public center dedicated to showcasing and conserving the enormous shaggy Poitou donkey.

Sample sweets at an Art Nouveau candy shop that's been in business since 1874.

This iconic “station bento” comes in an earthenware pot you can take home and repurpose.

An old spa town in the mountains of Romania where, according to legend, the great hero Hercules once bathed.

An unusual structure of stone and glass honoring one of Japan’s most eminent Christian leaders who founded the non-church movement.

One of the oldest show caves in Arkansas.

This Asian-inspired tower in a lush urban park provides spectacular panoramic views of Baltimore.

This museum, established in Butte's lost Chinatown, celebrates Asian-American culture in what was once the world's largest mining camp.

Stuck in a bygone era, the oldest subterranean shopping street in Japan hides beneath the popular Asakusa district of Tokyo.

A small section in the Bank of Korea Museum dedicated to the many varieties of the Joseon dynasty’s iconic coinage.

For nearly 50 years, this San Francisco nonprofit has been serving as a mix of recycling center and art school.