Places missrabbitmoon Wants to Go

This stretch of the River Severn where large waves flow against the current is the birthplace of river surfing.

A sobering scientific reminder of the human damage caused by the advent of the nuclear age.

This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.

Dozens of snakes are housed and worshipped within the walls of this Vodun temple.

The school produces some of Africa's most talented acrobats and contortionists.

One of its engravings is believed to be among the first representations of medical and surgical instruments.

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

In this African village, the walls of the chief's compound are painted with beautiful traditional designs.

A scattered trail of street art adds a pop of color to the city's stark structures.

The first AIDS memorial chapel in San Francisco and one of only a few in the U.S.

A remarkable lava formation encloses a line of Buddhist statues that can't be accurately counted, according to local mythology.

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

The ancient mosaics here are considered among the finest in the world, and serve as a stunning record of Greco-Roman daily life.

Beautiful mosaics cover the first stations opened on New York City's newest subway line.

Modern design and unusual architecture make this mountaintop temple no ordinary Buddhist retreat.

This narrow shop in the East Village hosts a matchmaking service for the new millennium.

One of the largest festivals of flowers in North America takes place, appropriately, in the Flower City.

This network of tunnels housed an entire village for years, and even had a hall for screening movies.

A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.

Thirty architectural gems from the 19th- and early 20th-century Tokyo were restored and relocated to this space.

A steampunk-styled three-floor factory churning out art, activism, and electronic beats.

A disconnected rotary phone for "calling" lost loved ones offered a unique way of dealing with grief in disaster-stricken Japan.

The grassy landscape is home to the world's last truly wild horses.

A palatial horse museum outside Shanghai is home to the most pampered horses in the world.