Places jordank Wants to Go

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

The oldest still-operating tavern in the United States was once owned by a pirate.

66,000 pieces of art, donated by one of the world's richest men.

A jaw-dropping "megalibrary" that turns book-browsing into a geometric adventure.

Large-scale contemporary artworks tower over fields and lurk in forests around a Jacobean manor house.

A larger-than-life statue of America's favorite sundae marks the place it was invented.

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

This great stone guardian of the forest is a relic from the land's volatile volcanic past.

Early prototype for Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim.

This historic Rhode Island mini-cemetery features a number of headstones run through with mysterious holes.

One of the largest and oldest caravansaries in Persia.

The embalmed remains of the communist leader lie within a custom crystal coffin.

The burial grounds of a Chinese eunuch who served his way into the highest levels of Imperial government.

This ancient Chinese observatory still contains early astronomy technology.

This Chinese museum proves that it's a watermelon world, we're all just living in it.

The world's longest outdoor escalator takes visitors to the top of China's largest dam and is also shaped like a dragon.

A part of the world's largest marsh seems to be growing bright red Martian grass.

Where the Great Wall of China meets the sea.

Why walk on this historical site when you can zoom down instead?

Thanks to the building of a life-giving reservoir, part of the Great Wall of China is now a dive site.

This probably wasn't what Mao had in mind.

This smaller cousin of the Forbidden City has gone from ancestral sacrifice to tourist's whispers.

Home to over 200,000 artifacts, this museum attempts to guide visitors through the ancient history of Beijing and Imperial China.