Places Samantha Chong Wants to Go

It’s Christmas every day at Barcelona’s oldest restaurant.

A rotating nine-course menu offers delicious deep-dives into the foodways of Chilean agricultural valleys.

Find your state fair food favorites all year long.

An alchemist's “magic door” stands in the middle of a Roman park.

Iceland's largest lagoon is home to stunning multi-colored icebergs.

This gorgeous Peranakan mansion’s family heritage includes a century-old baby gate, which was also used to keep out irresponsible husbands.

A nouveau-riche hilltop “palace” that once provided lodging to more than a hundred fishermen.

An underwater restaurant, surrounded by a coral reef.

A unique sculpture park that specializes in the huge and bizarre.

An interactive back-alley mural project remembers the golden age of Kuala Lumpur’s Chinatown.

Dine on ceviche tacos in the sea at this floating restaurant only accessible by boat.

Looking for the train station? Try the building shaped like a train.

A spectacular annual festival centers around humans throwing molten iron against a wall at night.

Vermont's hills are alive with the sound of music at this historic hotel.

After being bombed and largely abandoned, this former railway workshop has been transformed into a lively market space.

800 apricot trees honor Silicon Valley's agricultural history.

This bookstore serves recipes from the cookbooks on sale.

The Vatican of the movie industry turned into an actual church.

This extinct volcano rises above Edinburgh and is special for its panoramic views over the city.

Although resembling a grand Buddhist temple, this structure is actually the largest mosque in China.

A temple belonging to the largest Buddhist order in South Korea nestled in the middle of New York City.

The lavish, well-preserved home of a wealthy Baba Nyonya family is now a cultural museum.

Inside this Krakow church, an explosion of psychedelic color.

Unique flavors and plant sap make this ice cream special.