Places mvancott Wants to Go

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

Traces of General Patton’s Mojave Desert training camps for the North Africa campaign.

Taoism, Buddhist and Confucianism are all represented in this temple that claims to answer anyone's wishes.

This restored landmark once guided airliners into Kai Tak, Hong Kong's infamously dangerous former airport.

Even Michelin-starred chefs are said to get their cleavers at this century-old shop.

This cha chaan teng’s pineapple buns are so sought-after that they sell 5,000 a day.

Jet fuel-powered flames lend dishes a pleasant char at one of the last of Hong Kong’s remaining streetside restaurants.

In Hong Kong, a fairytale flower tunnel is hidden within the gardens of a public housing complex.

Only seven masters are keeping the tradition of Hong Kong’s vanishing neon signs alive.

A biblically accurate ark located beneath a Hong Kong bridge is fun for the whole Christian family.

A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.

The only visible piece of San Francisco's most famous shipwreck.

This Alamo Square mansion is rumored to have hosted satanic rituals and other occult practices.

This surreptitious shop is only open five hours per week.

This 19th-century church is now a popular roller rink.

This painted marvel is San Francisco's 400-foot ode to urban biking.

The oldest burial ground in the city, final resting place of city founders, Ohlone natives and murderers alike.

A tribute to the artist and activist who created the rainbow pride flag.

The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

This painted blacktop brings the classic arcade game to life.

This unique Seattle structure was designed to be the greenest commercial building on the planet.

Seattle's own bad art museum located inside Cafe Racer.

This Seattle joint serves food inside an old train car once used by FDR.

Now a museum, once the site of the longest act of civil disobedience in United States history.