Places OldEarlGreg Wants to Go

This pirate-broadcasting-tower-turned-restaurant played a rebellious role in the history of Dutch television.

These public toilets also provide entertainment for visitors to Amsterdam’s Red Light District.

This collection of 20th-century toys is filled with a lifelong personal toy collection brought from the U.S. to Amsterdam.

The world’s largest street art museum.

A Dutch passageway's artistic, aquatic-themed makeover pays tribute to the capital city's famed waterways.

The world's first zoo for microbes collecting the horrible and wonderful things living on and around us.

This gorgeous reading room houses the oldest and largest art history library in the Netherlands.

One of the oldest cemeteries in Germany was originally used for victims of a cholera epidemic.

After fleeing the Syrian civil war, chef Malakeh Jazmati began serving exceptional renditions of her homeland's cuisine in Berlin.

The best bagels in Berlin are tucked away in an independent bookstore.

Founded by a Basque immigrant, Mexico City's oldest bakery has a history dating back to 1870.

CDMX's home for the world's culinary delights.

This one-window stand has been home to a giant vat of slowly simmering meats and an array of unique tacos for almost 50 years.

This tiny, tucked-away eatery reflects the history of Mexico's Lebanese immigrants.

These haunting ruins of a 700-year-old Prehispanic city have witnessed centuries of wars and massacres.

A disquieting Aztec sculpture displays hundreds of stone skulls representing the victims of human sacrifice.

The ruins of an ancient temple to the Aztec wind god discovered in the middle of a metro station.

With its vast selection of books, comics, and records, this nearly 70-year-old open-air market always rewards the patient browser.

105-foot wide giant metallic flower blooms anew every day in the heart of Buenos Aires.

This historic, palatial theater is now one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores.

This floating sculpture of ice is a poignant reminder of nature's power.

Housing the famous Norwegian ice-defying 19th century polar exploration ship.

Across the Pacific in a raft, a museum dedicated to Thor Heyerdahl's now legendary expedition.

A microbiologist-chef is slinging noodles with hyperlocal Nordic ingredients.