Places Traci Wants to Go

Abandoned power station once home to a squatter community, now being developed into an arts center.

Peek through the gates at this oasis from the city, full of Old English charm.

The loneliest island in New York.

The beautiful tunnel that ran from the lobby to Penn Station is still hidden underneath 34th Street.

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

A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.

Hidden by the roadside in the Iya Valley, this gem brings together folk monsters and the region's unique geography.

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.

Weighing nearly seven tons, this massive sculpture was carved out of 500-year-old wood and decorated with thousands of jewels.

Blowtorches, tuna, and a jolly, chain-smoking proprietor mark this beloved street-food stand.

This traditional Japanese-style house doubles as one of James Turrell's colorful works of art.

A railway station takeout shop sells boxed meals in containers shaped like trains and snowmen that hold the country’s abundant regional delicacies.

This subterranean spot might be the epitome of Japan's baroque, retro coffee houses.

Coast along one of Japan’s mountain railways for coveted views of magnificent hydrangeas.

A Japanese corporation has turned this small island town into living modern art gallery.

With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.

This isolated Japanese mountain village untouched by time showcases unique and stunning traditional architecture.

This colossal ancient sculpture of the monstrous Aztec rain god has a literally stormy history.

This stunning and ethereal mural symbolizes the beauty, unity, and diversity of humankind.

The unique collection often goes unnoticed by visitors focused only on the archaeological objects.

It's said to be one of the most significant collections of contemporary Chinese art in the world.

A collaboration of art and ornithology mourns the calls of Sydney's lost birds.

This historic observatory contains the world's oldest refracting lens telescope.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!