Places Vidiot Wants to Go

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

The oldest (maybe) swimming pool in Iceland is a stunning oasis built into the side of a lush hill.

This beach runway is off limits during high tide.

The last manually operated turntable ferry in the world.

One of Edinburgh's oldest pubs hides a 19th-century skittles alley in the back.

The colorful stairs are made with marble from the world's major quarries.

This seaside Scottish holiday rental lets you live out your bookselling dreams.

Every birth, death, and marriage is recorded in these color-coded leather-bound books.

A 200-year-old collection of oddities and medical paraphernalia.

The world's first time capsule lies behind a welded steel door in Atlanta.

Tour the sci-fi-esque reality of governmental disease management.

The world’s largest collection of Tiffany glass sits in a warehouse in Queens.

A hyper-luxurious, 12,000- square foot home might be buried beneath Queens, still waiting to protect you from nuclear missiles.

Nondescript elevator doors open to reveal a stunning, surreal world.

Sip coffee and talk politics at this landmark cafe in Astoria's Little Egypt, a contender for the title of America's first hookah bar.

Whether you're up or down, the Elevator Museum is worth a stop.

The most radioactive spot in New York City can also fix your muffler.

Amid the clacking of snooker balls, diners tuck into fiery Bhutanese fare.

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

Some of New York's best tacos can be found in the back of an unassuming bodega in Queens.

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

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

An everyday Jackson Heights bodega conceals a Mexican seafood paradise.

Head past the aisles of tropical fruit and imported candy at this bodega to discover a hidden, weekends-only taco stand.