Places mariska135mm Wants to Go

The ominously named cave is home to some remarkable ancient art.

You'll find just about anything in this funky Tbilisi flea market.

Popular tourist destination where witches in dark hats sell dried llama fetuses for good luck.

This amazing example of Valencian Art Nouveau looks more like a cathedral than a public market.

This weekly market in the remote oasis city of Hotan still has the atmosphere of the old Silk Road.

Every day is like Christmas on this street where the traditional Neapolitan nativity scene comes to life.

The famed amusement district marks the beginning of summer with a wild procession of nautical creatures.

Imagine having a street run right through your home, or better yet, a historic bridge three stories high.

A retired subway car stands alone in a field in the middle of Queens.

Head past the aisles of tropical fruit and imported candy at this bodega to discover a hidden, weekends-only taco stand.

A B.Y.O.B. Mexican cantina lives inside one of the last tortilla factories in Brooklyn.

An everyday Jackson Heights bodega conceals a Mexican seafood paradise.

Behind a grungy bodega facade, a Poblano family serves rich, home-cooked meals.

Once a month, an Indonesian feast appears inside an Elmhurst church hall.

A collaborative art project that transformed a neighborhood in NYC's Queens.

A remnant from the golden age of aviation still in use today, Pan Am's Clipper service took off from this Art Deco gem.

Amid the marketing blitz of modern Times Square is an elegant holdover from its showbiz glory days.

An arcade packed with a rotating collection of unique independent video games.

The best place in New York to pick up the controversial, notoriously foul-smelling Asian "king of fruits."

The 28-foot granite map plots the locations of 40 theaters in New York City.

This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.

Check out the underground party scene at the "Burning Man of Brooklyn."

This former crime corner has been turned into an eclectic community center.

Enormous statue of the Emperor of the Mongols.