Places mordekia Wants to Go

Memorial for the woman who invented the coffee filter

A volcanic spur of Lake Tahoe wrapped in Washoe sacred stories and road tunnels

In a city of firsts, America's first car is displayed

This mural, the largest one in Spain, covers the whole south façade of this reinvented bullring

David Robert Jones was a Berliner — from 1976–1978

Inside this small museum resides a strange mix of miniature collections passed down over time.

No one is sure why this mysterious tradition started.

This popular pilgrimage site offers a hole filled with holy healing dirt.

Remains of an ancient village perched on top of a remote mesa

A giant gopher perched on top of a pint-sized Mexican restaurant pays tribute to classic roadside architecture

Touch this shamrock-shaped plaque dedicated to the longtime coach of the Boston Celtics for good luck

A modern-day Polish explorer's collection of artifacts from around the world

A memorial garden at what was the home of Belgium's most notorious serial killer

Dozens of bronze glove sculptures symbolizing loss and life decorate a busy Cambridge subway station

This bridge is dedicated to an escaped slave and one of the first people killed in the American Revolution

The arcade within this massive residential building is Hong Kong Island's best spot for local street food

Botero's plump bronze horse presiding over Barcelona's airport terminal

A bronze tribute to the everyday activists of St. Augustine's civil rights struggle

A coin-operated model railway tucked inside a busy train station

An advertising mural tempering the behavior of Charleston’s children since the late 1800s.

A living museum documenting the history and produce of California's citrus industry

A massive engineering and hydraulic marvel dating back to the 3rd century BC

One of the oldest still-used metallic fountains in Europe

The actual “Hotel Rwanda” that became a hiding place and refuge from the horrors of genocide in 1994.