Places jlachine Wants to Go

One of the world’s smallest bars, just 13 square feet, is brimming with speakeasy flair.

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

This water tower has been a staple of the Rochester skyline since 1931.

This might just be the TARDIS of bookstores.

A legendary boxing venue and ring featured in Rocky V.

A tiny, unmarked beer and whiskey bar above an Ethiopian restaurant in West Philly fails to conceal live bluegrass.

Rifle through images of skyscrapers, Worlds Fairs, and more in the largest public postcard repository in America.

An eccentric park and pool.

Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.

These abandoned grain silos and tunnels are an urban exploration dream.

The 606 is a decade in the making.

Beloved bar home to musicians of all eras and reputations.

A little-known subterranean street runs under some of the best-known buildings in Chicago's River North.

A special shop catering to the needs of things that go bump in the night, and also helps kids become writers.

This abandoned Swedish folkpark offers an amazing view over the town of Överkalix.

Winter roadtrips are a little more exciting on this seasonal, slippery expansion of Sweden's national highway system.

A golden plaque marks the site of the mysterious unsolved assassination of the former Swedish prime minister.

This cobblestoned medieval-style town was entirely constructed in the 1990s and 2000s.

A floating underwater hotel, created by a Swedish artist.

This micronation's flag honors its favorite drink, Kaffegöken, or "cuckoo-coffee."

From under the bed of one of the co-founders, this server helped launch the notorious file-sharing website.

A series of modernist treehouse hotel rooms grace the outskirts of an Arctic forest.

From Coke II to Google Glass, this exhibit features some of the most spectacular commercial flops.

Bring your hiking shoes, wool socks, and thermal underwear for a stay in these cozy forest huts.