Places zichk Wants to Go

Hidden in the jungle is a botanical ‘Barbapa dream’ art center in the Yucatan rainforest.

Glass-fronted lifts give riders panoramic views of the skyline and the sensation of floating above Hong Kong.

The only residents of this abandoned housing development full of identical castles are stray cats and dogs.

This departure gate in Austin's airport sends travelers to over 120 imaginary destinations.

The unique design of these skyscrapers in a Paris suburb led to them being nicknamed "cloud towers."

Ornate lobby of a police station is decorated with colorful murals by Augusto Giacometti.

Abandoned museum from the last days of Soviet domination, with a unique Brutalist design.

Light still pours into the ruins of this ancient Islamic observatory.

Have tea in a cemetery with a dazzling view of Istanbul.

Where two rivers meet—but don’t mix.

The world's largest second-hand graces a clock surrounded by constantly changing flower beds. 

A plain wooden seat that once belonged to one of the most prominent figures of the Protestant Reformation.

During the French annexation, 36 prisoners were executed using this device.

One of the longest wooden benches in the world snakes around Geneva's Treille Promenade.

An opulent monument built for a duke who donated his entire fortune to the city of Geneva.

One of the last soy sauce-makers in Hong Kong has been in the artisanal condiment business since 1917.

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

Foreign invaders almost left this lovely Caucasus palace alone—almost.

A Soviet-era health spa complete with radioactive bathing and shock therapy.

A centuries-old bar once frequented by Picasso, Hemingway, and Dalí.

This abandoned fishing settlement may well be the greenest village in the world.

This medieval village clings to a cliff in southwestern France.

A silly medieval mural preserved on the side of a Viennese house.

These two 15th-century metal rods allowed people to check if they were swindled or not.