Places simonele Wants to Go

One of Kyoto's oldest food establishments has supplied soba noodles to temple priests and the Imperial Palace.

Peanut butter trees and miracle berries are just the beginning.

One of the tallest waterfalls in Africa is also home to a population of monkeys who enjoy the waters and the occasional guest.

Through the colossal entrance to this cave you'll find limestone tubs and an underground waterfall.

A former telephone box found new life as a photo booth and charity fundraiser.

This restored eighth-century palace is a shining example of ancient Umayyad architecture.

When struck, the strange stones in this park ring like bells.

A six-person chapel in the middle of Alberta's badlands.

A collection of incredible clay crafts, complete with earthen skeletons and mermaids.

The jewel of the museum is a rare tumulus, a funeral decoration from the 18th century.

This botanical garden boasts sculptures, industrial ruins, and an endorsement from the Dalai Lama.

This medieval oratory decorated in magnificent frescos was constructed after Charlemagne received a vision.

A restaurant with an extensive Irish whiskey bar also has several first editions of famous works by Irish authors.

Shop while you wait for a table in this tiny Indonesian eatery within a mini-mart.

An everyday Jackson Heights bodega conceals a Mexican seafood paradise.

Chefs from Tibet's Kham region offer steaming meat pies and noodle soups in this nook behind a jewelry store.

This Jewish bakery, among the last in the region, sells legendary sweets from a century-old storefront.

A KFC honors an eighth-century Chinese poet with holograms and verse.

One of the city's few vendors selling the Sierra Norte's ancestral beverage lies within a hidden farmers market.

Eat like pre-Columbian Native Americans in this New Mexico restaurant within the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center.

Sample cuisine inspired by the Great Plains indigenous people who have been gathering at this sacred Canadian Heritage Park for 6,000 years.

In her ancestral home, one chef preserves ancient Filipino recipes and serves up traditional, home-cooked food to history-loving foodies.

Where else would a linchpin of post-colonial Native American cuisine anchor the menu but a museum?

This antique rail car has been reborn as an urban cafe.