Places nychris Wants to Go

A lone torii arch stands on a coastal rock where a deity is said to have landed.

P-town goes wild for the malassadas at this 87-year-old institution.

The only Kurdish restaurant in Japan invites you to learn and feast.

An eclectic temple with Chinese architecture, Korean lion-dogs, an Indian god and a legendary 700-year-old tree.

A Japanese-era military tunnel is now a psychedelic art exhibit.

Once a slice of Cold War-era military history, this museum is finding its future in the stars.

A seemingly out-of-place comic book surprise sits on the 21st floor of the tallest university library in the world. 

View Japan's most historic city from a cyberpunk walkway suspended 150 feet above the ground.

Sculptor Vadim Bora's bronze felines pay playful homage to architectural features no longer extant along Asheville's Wall Street.

These post boxes from a bygone era have been the source of controversy and debate.

Welcome to the home of the world's largest typewriter company.

Step back in time at this immersive historical village.

The origin of this bizarre, ghostly idol is a local mystery, even to the temple it calls home.

A huge railroad museum with over 100 pieces of rolling stock focusing on the railroad history of Pennsylvania.

Grand architectural relics gain a new life in this Pennsylvania warehouse.

This "hill without a hilltop" has become a famous public pilgrimage site during Holy Week.

This free museum is building a collection of books that are banned, censored or burnt around the world.

Perhaps the world's cheapest vending machines.

This futuristic-looking museum was built for the centennial of Japan's most innovative toilet.

This enthusiast-led facility is the only museum in the country dedicated to the preservation of weather artifacts.

This museum-within-a-museum pays tribute to "The World's Most Experienced Airline."

The name of this tiny pocket park tucked between two buildings on Manhattan's Upper West Side is Latin for its location: "seventy-one."

This former Norwegian sailor's church is slowly being taken over by ramshackle robot musicians.

A unique zoological park home to over 30 species of wild cats, both big and small.