Places Kris McCracken Wants to Go

Running through lush forests and across the Tadami River, this train line offers breathtaking views of rural Japan.

This poignant tribute to the White Rose movement showcases artifacts related to the heroic anti-Nazi struggle.

This massive sculptural work outside of Paris was four decades in the making—and it's still not quite complete.

Featuring Torres Strait Islander cuisine and Australia's first indigenous bar.

The seat of the lost Ryukyu Kingdom has survived numerous fires and wars over the centuries.

An eighth-century rock-cut cave temple in the middle of Pune.

A moving and macabre World War I-era painting by the great artist Otto Dix.

Turning night into day in Victorian-era Austin to thwart a serial killer.

Neolithic burial chambers hidden beside a village school.

The remnants of a fictional Viking village film set now serve as an educational and historical hotspot.

This massive Maya archaeological site is home to the tallest man-made structure in Belize.

This futuristic building is yet another architectural wonder in Dubai.

For centuries this cliffside aqueduct was believed to be of Roman origin, but it actually dates to the medieval era.

A bibliophile's heaven that contains hundreds of bookstores, offering over a third of secondhand books for sale in Tokyo.

A poignant mural honors the heroic teenage non-conformists who took on the Nazis and paid the ultimate price.

This unique structure allowed boats to bypass underwater mine barriers in the channel to enter the harbor.

Take a hike to this remote, scenic tea stop in the Canadian Rockies.

A devastating landslide accidentally created this tourist hotspot.

With over 10,000 lights, this engineering marvel lights up the city after dark.

This urban park is home to monkeys and a number of endangered plants.

This impressive castle looms over small German town.

One Portuguese poet described this cape, the westernmost point in mainland Europe, as "where the land ends and the sea begins."

An enormous Soviet aircraft, the only one of its kind, stands at the deserted shore of the Caspian Sea.

Peek into a cave of giant, glimmering crystals.