Places Ryan Haupt Wants to Go

Cooks at this tiny takeout spot grind their rice flour in a stone mill each morning for perfect cheung fun.

This wildlife refuge is home to more than 200 species of birds, as well as monkeys, lizards, and other wildlife.

Historical structures and natural wonders await visitors to this preserve.

This 17th-century place of worship still celebrates holidays in the traditional Swedish fashion.

A centuries-old olive tree thrives in a small botanical garden.

This disputed feline sculpture is Sweden's first MeToo monument.

This massive metal sculpture in the shape of a folded paper airplane overlooks a Utah mountain.

An industrial waste tourist attraction.

Housed in a stunning Victorian building, this museum has the largest exhibition of knives, blades, penknives, and scissors in Spain.

Buttermilk biscuits so nice, you'll say “yay” twice.

How did a 2,000-year-old Roman column find its way to a Chicago park?

This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.

Over the last century, this elegant columned facade has been home to the headquarters of a bank, several nightclubs, and a restaurant.

The all-but-forgotten cemetery is Eastern Loudon County's largest African-American burial ground.

A renovated schoolhouse that highlights the history of Clarke County's Black community.

A Buddhist retreat built on more than 100 acres of California Redwood forest.

This Viking Age memorial contains the oldest known image of a Täby resident.

A curious collection of miniatures in a quiet corner of the Chicago Children's Museum.

You can take a class, browse the library, or visit the lavish lair of an international men's humor society.

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

One of Chicago's last seafood smokehouses perfects a dying breed of fishcraft.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

A Bibliophile's Dream.