Places Nick Wants to Go

Banksy gives themself artistic license with this piece of London street art.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

A small alleyway lined with locally drawn scenes of nostalgic anime and cartoon characters.

A waste incinerator with a restaurant on its chimney.

A secret passageway from World War II is now a quirky pedestrian shortcut.

Memorial to the father of the Republic of China.

Walled family complexes in Southern China.

Only through deep darkness and tragedy did this elaborate royal palace become a sacred temple.

Taiwan's last Chinese character letterpress preserves the dying art of Chinese character mold making.

This attraction is part anthropological journey and part amusement park.

Visit this church that's shaped like a giant glass pump either to cater to women or to reference a tragic local tale. Or both.

Grandpa Rainbow felt the neighborhood needed some color, so he picked up a paintbrush and went to work.

Once a prosperous mining village, this tiny Taiwanese town is now overrun with cute cats.

The world's spiciest ice cream comes from Glasgow.

A small gallery and shop dedicated to an ancient style of hand-printed textile.

Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.

Amazing meticulous gardens of personal wood carvings, Hydrangea, Canna, and many other flowers.

The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

A water tower shaped like a giant coffee pot looms over a small Swedish village in Central California.

One of the last free public hot springs is decorated with hippie art.

A ghost town originally established and governed solely by Black Americans seeking a place of their own, free from discrimination.

These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.