Places murrayalisonb Wants to Go

Supremely flaky treats await at Amadou Ly’s boulangerie and patisserie.

Established in 1937, the oldest candy shop in New York City boasts a rainbow-colored inventory that would make Willy Wonka envious.

An unusual bed & breakfast made of papercrete.

Hub of Scandinavian culture in a Minneapolis deli.

Come for the giant taxidermy lion, stay for the knick knacks at this Minneapolis curiosity shop.

The impeccably spiced roast pork buns at this bakery are worth the wait.

Cooks at this tiny takeout spot grind their rice flour in a stone mill each morning for perfect cheung fun.

Slurp sesame noodles at the third-generation family-run establishment that invented them.

All of the Malaysian sweets at this shop are made daily with a whole lot of love.

Maybe the only restaurant in the world where your seat will be signed by a Nobel laureate.

In the fictional world of Kcymaerxthaere, this was the former home of the Marshal of Gravity and the site of his tragic death.

Craggy concrete faces are hidden in the walls of this artificial cave along the San Antonio River.

"They died with their boots on."

An antique horse-drawn hearse provided French luxury for the dead in this Texan town.

A 19th century family buried their dead among the pines, beneath gravestones styled after ancient Scottish cairns.

An abandoned mine where dreams of quicksilver trickled away over 75 years ago.

Search for traces of the dinosaurs that roamed here more than 90 million years ago.

Civil War dumping ground for the bodies of terrorized Union sympathizers.

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

A few steps from the site of the Tlatelolco massacre, this museum tells the story of Mexico's 1968 student protests.

Superstitious? Discover the witchy side of Mexico through its largest esoteric market.

Dubbed the "Blade Runner dragon," this buzzing neon sign is a beloved local icon.

A short boardwalk through a swamp leads to the spot from which the Louisiana Purchase was surveyed.

This homegrown adoption center offers a wonderland of feline companionship.