Places johhru Wants to Go

Once a crime hotspot, this refurbished underpass is now home to a bookstore and a mural celebrating the history of Manila.

In her ancestral home, one chef preserves ancient Filipino recipes and serves up traditional, home-cooked food to history-loving foodies.

This statue points to another unusual companion work of art often overlooked by visitors.

Also known as the Blue Church, the building was consecrated to the daughter of Andrew II.

Dedicated to a synagogue that was destroyed after having survived World War II.

A sculpture of the beloved author surrounded by characters from his fairy tales.

This Slovak bridge is known both for its connection to a national uprising and its UFO-shaped eatery.

In an area known in Bratislava’s postal history, this sculpture sits equipped with a functional postbox.

A sculpture of a beloved local figure, who tipped his top hat to everyone he passed on the streets of Bratislava.

An ode to a soldier who came to town, fell in love, then began making his own sparkling wine.

This whimsical castle of grottoes was the labor of love of a French postman, and one of the greatest achievements of outsider architecture.