Places rua Wants to Go

A unique sculpture calls the outside of this steakhouse home.

Take a seat and hear a song by the composer Frédéric Chopin.

This former medieval prison now unlocks Estonia’s rich photographic history.

Rubbing the buttons along this statue's coat is considered good luck.

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

A medieval setting reimagined into a unique art alley.

A secluded art gallery hidden within the cellars beneath Tallinn’s medieval monastery.

The last permanent exhibit dedicated to the Soviet leader.

A wall within the institution displays the names of 13,000 Jews who took refuge in the city during World War II.

An collection of Chinese propaganda posters from 1949 to 1979.

This supermarket in Shanghai appears to be a typical Chinese convenience store, but all of the bottles are empty and all the containers are filled with nothing but air.

An out-of-place slice of France, smack in the middle of Shanghai.

A prestigious learning institute of old Shanghai.

This psychedelic tourist trap is a leisurely descent into madness.

This under-visited temple is nestled within one of Shanghai's traditional shikumen-style residential blocks.

The powerful party began with a secret meeting in this shikumen in 1921.

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

This ratty natural history collection is a charming relic among a city rushing into modernity.

This tunnel looks like a sliver of Shanghai that's stuck in the past.

This Spanish theme park stands out in the Japanese countryside.