Places Kris Wants to Go

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

A hidden "place of interment for gentlemen."

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.

A self-made museum in Queens, New York continues to display the work of a sculptor known for paving his own way.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

Peek through the gates at this oasis from the city, full of Old English charm.

The oldest continuously operating farm in New York State.

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

A reservoir of vintage pinball machines and arcade games for the nostalgic and thrill seeking.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.

This semi-hidden Manhattan restaurant is based out of a loading dock.

This free, take-a-book shop seems like a trick but isn't.

One Brooklyn man's collection of life-size fiberglass statues has taken over his entire yard.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

This might just be the TARDIS of bookstores.

With some 500,000 books across five buildings, this bookstore is a reader's paradise.

100 massive sculptures in the Hudson River Valley.

Light bulbs, scrap wood, and tinfoil comprise this homemade throne of the gods.

Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.