Places jamesgillespie Wants to Go

A classically trained chef makes beloved burritos inside a gas station.

This door in the old residential area of Guadalajara hides several communist motifs.

A beautiful and controversial modern sculpture that alludes to the Aztec past identity of the Virgin of Guadalupe and the phenomenon of syncretism.

One of the oldest hospitals in the Americas is now decorated in hallucinatory murals.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

The helicopter that "Tricky Dick" absconded from the White House in on his last day in office.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

Order bagels and lox from an iconic Jewish delicatessen with nearly a century of history behind it.

This Underground station has been a popular filming location for decades, even before it closed.

The taxidermied remains of a once-great parrot.

An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.

A closed London rail station created to cart away the dead still bears the marks of attempts to make it less morbid.

A museum dedicated to the history of a terrifying secret police is now held in their former headquarters.

Hear the tales of New York's most notorious criminals.

An institution dedicated to the towering buildings that make up skylines in New York City and around the world.

Venice's "Island of the Mad."

This hidden museum examines the complex history of the country's law enforcement.

The abandoned Japanese amusement park once loomed as a dystopian Disneyland.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

Handsomely crafted representations of our round planet.

Designed as a reminder of one of the darkest moments in Austrian history.

The housing complex served as an anti-fascist fortress during the Austrian Civil War.