Places Mike Walker Wants to Go

An installation tells of the horrific 1964 tsunami that devastated Crescent City, California.

These tiny effigies are believed to represent victims of Edinburgh’s notorious Anatomy Murders.

Invented in the mid-19th century, this machine could send copied images via telegraph lines.

Catch a live blues set in a former 1930s grocery store on the Mississippi River.

With a history dating back to Victorian times, this architectural gem is a rare New York tourist haunt worth visiting.

Stuck in a bygone era, the oldest subterranean shopping street in Japan hides beneath the popular Asakusa district of Tokyo.

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

One of the only two archaeological sites in Japan to feature petroglyphs, which some believe to be a long-lost writing system of the gods.

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

In the early Roman Empire, people deemed traitors and criminals were tossed to their deaths from this rock.

Its dark depths conceal millions of rare, delicate crystal formations.

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

The facade of this relic from the Klondike gold rush is decorated with over 8,800 pieces of driftwood.

The secret city built by the Manhattan Project.

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

Several petroglyphs are all that remain of an ancient pyramid.

A prehistoric cave in Spain contains paintings dating back to the Ice Age.

This humble bench is considered the most beautiful in the world.

This ancient rock painting is the oldest evidence of humans’ love affair with honey.

Stop by, and you'll receive a map to two well-preserved ancient petroglyph sites.

This magnificent brick dome was made with an unusual design method.

A strange anthropomorphic stele with a mysterious inscription that has never been deciphered.

This little sun pays homage to a massive gate that once stood at this location.

Indigenous cultures believed all life would end if this enormous rock toppled.