Places Taggaul Wants to Go

An amazing stag sculpture constructed entirely of discarded materials.

A giant "X" symbolizes the blood spilled from the brutal Juárez drug wars.

A Ukrainian church canteen doles out hearty fare in an East Village basement.

A Swedish farm is the world's only producer of the rare, creamy delicacy that is moose cheese.

This dazzlingly turquoise mountain lake was created in the wake of a natural disaster.

Tucked away down this Baytown alley exists a one-of-a-kind art exhibit of technicolor umbrellas.

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

The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.

Inside the columbarium, thousands of colorful, high-tech Buddhas guard the ashes of the dead.

A B.Y.O.B. Mexican cantina lives inside one of the last tortilla factories in Brooklyn.

An everyday Jackson Heights bodega conceals a Mexican seafood paradise.

Once a month, an Indonesian feast appears inside an Elmhurst church hall.

Behind a grungy bodega facade, a Poblano family serves rich, home-cooked meals.

A popular Icelandic children's story comes to life inside this cave.

The ominously named cave is home to some remarkable ancient art.

An antique store houses the last operational diner from the defunct department store chain.

Instead of fruit, the branches of this tree are brimming with hopes and dreams.

Finally, you don't have to be a pious Swedish seaman to relax like one.

Come for the waffles, stay for more waffles.

The Denny Substation has been called "the coolest substation in the world" and sits in a densely populated Seattle neighborhood.

Nestled between a college and a golf course, the garden is home to more than 2,500 rhododendrons.

A massive collection of rare and antique books in a tiny ranching community in northern Texas.

Along this wire fence, travelers have been leaving a particular memento since 2012.

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.