Places jamesvachowski Wants to Go

Museum dedicated to awful artwork.

Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.

This beautifully restored fortification kept the city safe for centuries.

This mysterious anthropomorphic statuette is on display at the National Museum of Oman.

Two giant painted cooling towers make for one of the world’s most epic bungee jumps.

Haven for Cape Fur Seals, until the Ring of Death of jumping Great White Sharks arrives.

Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, Bo Kaap is a colorfully-painted suburb located in the “Mother City” of South Africa.

This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.

This recently rediscovered Civil War-era submarine was the first to ever sink an enemy ship.

This odd little home was built right into an African rock face.

Brace yourself for the slowest, scariest, most spectacular drive, down the Drakensberg Escarpment.

A three-story tower of books about Abraham Lincoln is one of the more unusual monuments to the president.

This upscale streetwear store is hidden behind a fake Snapple machine in the back of a deli.

Beijing's expansive subterranean hiding spot now crumbles away as a tourist destination.

An impactful museum ensures notorious war crimes disguised as "medical experimentation" won't soon be forgotten.

A towering tribute to decisiveness stands on the spot where Brigham Young and his followers decided that this must be the place.

It's big, it's a ball, and it's made of twine—the world's largest of its kind.

Celebrated as a center of civilization, the remains of the ancient city have been nearly destroyed by greed, egoism, and war.