Places mjh Wants to Go

This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.

A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

A museum to a cave explorer whose tragic death was a media sensation, and whose corpse became a tourist attraction.

A wunderkammer of mysterious objects and stories.

Taste freshly foraged yarrow and black locust blossoms at this ambitious cocktail bar.

Strange secondhand shop showcasing taxidermy and oddies

One of Amsterdam's narrowest houses is located right across the canal from its widest.

An overgrown and largely forgotten cemetery lies hidden within the outskirts of Amsterdam.

A beautifully rebuilt windmill from the 17th century, situated along the Amstel River.

This bronze statue of Martin Luther King was placed in the park without permission.

This museum inside Amsterdam's largest cemetery explores how people deal with death.

This subterranean studio is filled with fascinating kinetic art.

The world's only museum devoted to the wonders of fluorescence.

Tucked in the back of a flower shop, its collection details the fascinating history of the Netherlands's iconic symbol.

This cheese shop also houses a museum devoted to Dutch dairy.

Three connected pink triangles memorialize persecuted gays and lesbians throughout history.

A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.

A Dutch passageway's artistic, aquatic-themed makeover pays tribute to the capital city's famed waterways.

A massive, 76-foot-high version of a Van Gogh painting in Canada’s sunflower capital.

Inspired by a music box, a small town Vietnam vet carved an entire carousel full of animals by hand.

This open-air sculpture museum is located under a bridge in the center of Madrid.