Places The Sitch Wants to Go

This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.

A beautiful but toxic fountain of mercury.

These secluded and abandoned anti-aircraft defenses have become one the most scenic viewpoints in Barcelona.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

This semi-secret storybook hedge maze is also the oldest garden in the city.

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

Touching the iron railings of Tarragona's balcony to the Mediterranean is said to bring good luck.

This Roman arena once played host to bloody gladiatorial battles.

Long tunnels run under the ancient chariot racing circuit to the tower.

Stunning Roman aqueduct used for 1900 years and still standing.

The best way to get a sneak peek at the movies.

A one-ton statue of Steve Rogers beautifies the entry to a Brooklyn Bed, Bath & Beyond.

One of the few Glatt kosher delis in the United States is a cornerstone of its Hasidic neighborhood.

Crammed into several rooms of a Staten Island home, this museum is a vodka-soaked paean to the pleasures of drinking.

Touching mementoes from those who didn't make it back from World War I still hang in one of New York's oldest bars.

This speakeasy continues the Prohibition-era legacy of Harlem's jazzy Swing Street.

This innocent-looking townhome is actually a subway exit.

A charming "tea atelier" hidden away in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

Hidden in plain sight on a pair of Manhattan subway tunnels are a pair of public instruments that sing to each other.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

Read between the lines of the subway map to find the hidden abandoned Civil War fort.

Unique antiquarian shop specializing in globes, maps, and prints.

This former Norwegian sailor's church is slowly being taken over by ramshackle robot musicians.