Places kristengranata Wants to Go

A cozy bookstore and coffee shop in the heart of Cartagena's Old City.

Where beautiful signs live on forever.

Hidden on two floors of downtown building, the library has an incredible deal on rent.

The inventor of a number of hybrid corn species is immortalized with a field of giant corn.

A throwback train ride transports passengers through one of the lesser-known national parks in the country.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.

Get in line for Lisbon’s most famous sandwich.

The Andean town where every single building is decorated with a brightly colored frieze.

A 10 million-ton rock once worshiped by the Tahamies Indians, accessed by an astounding staircase.

This Bogotá museum houses the world's largest collection of pre-Columbian gold relics.

This unofficial museum details the rise and fall of Colombia's most notorious narcotrafficker, Pablo Escobar.

Home to 23 voluptuous and instantly lovable sculptures by one of Latin America's most celebrated artists.

Two identical statues by Fernando Botero, one blown to pieces in a terrorist bombing, the other donated as a gift for peace.

Three hundred illuminated pillars form an “artificial forest” in Medellín.

Hell on Earth is actually a small town in Michigan where anyone can be mayor for a day.

A bypass decorated with large wooden troll carvings.

A reproduction of earth's many biomes.

Out of a desire to feed hungry soldiers, a franchise-altering idea was born.

Come for the pizza, stay for a performance on the world's largest theater pipe organ.

This small, unassuming street is now a canvas for color and creativity.

This mural of the late David Bowie features eight colorful panels showcasing Bowie’s various alter egos.

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

A unique collection of artistic rides