Places kerryymm Wants to Go

Order your phở stir-fried, sans soup.

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

A three-table eatery sits inside the home-kitchen of a seafood virtuoso in Bangkok's Chinatown.

This spot along the 23.5 degree north parallel marks the northern boundary of the tropics.

Tucked away in a secluded canyon, this hidden hot spring’s thermal waters have been soothing soakers for generations.

There is a small island in the Gulf of Nicoya where the only human inhabitants are dead.

This unique museum explores the world of Japanese demons and spirits.

A modern mini-Stonehenge is hidden in a public reserve, not far from a former Viking stronghold.

This artificial lake surrounded by Brutalist architecture served as a stand-in for futuristic Britain in Stanley Kubrick's 'A Clockwork Orange.'

Japan's first train station is also the site of Godzilla's first destructive visit to the nation.

A suburban housing complex with astonishing architectural features, locally nicknamed "the Camemberts."

A tragic tale of a young woman accused of witchcraft haunts this place.

This retro izakaya street is a unique legacy of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.

Around the perimeter of San Francisco’s second-largest park is a meandering 2.7-mile path designed to inspire contemplation.

Ghost hunters have fueled up at this diner for more than a century.

Hundreds of "animals" created from scrap metal, alongside a collection of other oddities.

Legend holds eating just one of these black eggs can add seven years to one's life.

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

At this gas station in the middle of the desert, a convenience store has been carved directly into the rock.

This UFO crash-landed on the outskirts of a French town in 2009.

This small shrine is dedicated to the designer of the first Russian fighter jet and his brother, who became Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet.

You can walk through the first Boeing Air Force One, which famously carried JFK's casket from Dallas back to D.C.

The last SR-71 ever constructed.

This convenience store-turned-brewpub serves up inventive Indian cuisine and a wide selection of beers.