Places kschaeffer Wants to Go

A 1950s Googie burger stand is now a Los Angeles landmark.

A living museum of curated gardens honors 4,000 years of agriculture in the Santa Cruz River basin.

A mythical garden that once grew the golden apples of wisdom is said to have existed in this ancient Moroccan city.

An ancient monastery, a locked room, and a mysterious book heist.

These mountain hot springs have seen power struggles, doomed romances, and a generalissimo's attempted escape from mutiny.

This ancient Roman aqueduct once funneled water to Diocletian's palace.

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

When Azorean green tea meets volcanic hot springs water, a luminous brew is born.

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This 19th-century benevolent society and jazz hall was rescued from abandonment to again host live music.

This Nigerian nature reserve is home to the longest canopy walkway in Africa.

This train station meeting spot is an actual, millennia-old tree from the island of Yakushima.

The metal bird, nicknamed "Sandy," stands nearly 40 feet tall and is an homage to the birds that migrate through North Dakota every year.

An ethereal glowing blue ocean cave in Croatia.

Museum celebrating the ocean, with the largest wunderkammer dedicated to sea exploration.

A curious cave church carved into the face of a cliff.

Designed as a labyrinth, this subterranean prison was crafted without bars or doors.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

This tombstone marks the spot where the legendary British spy met his end.

This bizarre residential building is the masterpiece of Von Jour Caux, the “Gaudí of Japan.”

This island hill is strewn with boulders carved by shipwreck victims from the age of sail.

The mouldering manses of wealthy colonials still pock the streets of a Curaçao neighborhood.

This restaurant serves wood-fired fare served in a natural cave with a live spring.

Renowned restaurant tucked in a cave once occupied by buccaneers.