Places Vivian Shen Wants to Go

Once the site of the Hawaiian monarchy, this building was originally designed as a palace.

This WWII plane died a quiet death, and is now a garden eel playground.

This blowhole is supposedly caused by a trapped monster.

This mom-and-pop Japanese sweets shop has been serving cloud-light mochi for almost a century.

An authentic replica of an Asian temple and garden hidden amongst the natural beauty of Hawai'i.

This museum on the site of a former rubber plantation showcases the harsh conditions to which rubber tappers in the Amazon were subjected.

This modern antique shop is a museum for 1980's Saturday morning cartoon culture.

A 1950s Googie burger stand is now a Los Angeles landmark.

This unique exhibit "Dialogue in the Dark" reverses roles as the visionless become guides and the sighted become ‘blind.’

Gaze upon chocolate sculptures depicting everything from chariot races to Gaudí's famous church at this shrine to sweets.

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.

The oldest restaurant in the world is this old-world Spanish eatery, still known for its suckling pig.

Strange masks and obscure costumes are housed in this old Madrid corrala.

These distorting, funhouse mirrors achieved fame in a renowned piece of Spanish theater.

This century-old confectioner's outlet store was plucked right out of the Seattle World's Fair.

This three-story antique market and curiosity emporium claims to be "the largest singly owned antique shop in the Pacific Northwest."

The oldest building in Vancouver's Chinatown is now home to one of Canada’s largest contemporary art collections.

A renegade art installation in a small Vancouver park is now officially sanctioned by the City Parks Department.

Housing a morgue, rare and confiscated weapons, and autopsy remains, the Vancouver police museum displays the dark side of Canada.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

Locals transformed this Canadian evergreen into a secret hangout with spectacular views of Vancouver's skyline.

This Elizabethan hedge maze is one of only six in North America.

Atlanta's strange assortment of concrete pillars inspires reflection in some, confusion in others.