Places rayyalong Wants to Go

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

Restaurant in a 1741 farmhouse that touts the story of its haunting on its menus.

As telephones become more essential and less stylish one historic Brooklyn building remembers the days when they were a grand celebration of communication.

An aptly-named street near the birthplace of the modern LGBT rights movement.

A replica of a 7th-century church hides in plain sight in the middle of the concrete jungle.

A reminder to choose water over wine since 1888.

A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.

Hidden in plain sight on a pair of Manhattan subway tunnels are a pair of public instruments that sing to each other.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of “the highest dinner ever held in New York” this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York’s only fraction of a street.

The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

The largest aviary in Southeast Asia is a green haven in the heart of the city.

Order a baked Alaska at one of Hong Kong’s last surviving places slinging “soy-sauce Western.”

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

An otherworldly "cave" created by an artist in a Hong Kong factory building.

In a small Japanese garden off a busy Denver street, a memorial to a brave, principled politician.

It's easy to forget what century it is as you wander this rustic homestead.

This museum offers an actual time machine back through Colorado's past.

Victorian "Fancy Craft" Hair Wreaths and Relics.

At one time this small mining village was the highest town in America but now it sits abandoned while the mine churns on.

One of the largest Buddhist stupas in North America is built of concrete designed to last 1,000 years.