Places Sandra Lang Wants to Go

A whimsical museum dedicated to the mischievous kappa, a mythical cucumber-loving water sprite.

This 50-ton ship on Orcas Island has never seen the ocean.

This fascinating museum in an old water tower holds the world's largest collection of Vodou artifacts from western and central Africa.

Known as the "Dodo Manège," this carousel features a herd of animals that have disappeared—or may be gone soon.

The antique vehicle is a preserved relic of Chile's nitrate mining industry.

An artist has turned what most people would consider a bathroom nightmare into a work of political 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 underground museum highlights the history of Mexico City's subway system.

North Africa's first museum of its kind preserves the culture of Moroccan women and their artistic achievements. 

Its floors are marked by colorful cues depicting Michigan's native fauna.

The magnificent sanctuary is Spain's first purpose-built structure of its kind.

A basement pool hall is the front for some of the best Dominican food in New York City.

A hub of information on tropical diseases and their treatments.

Thousands of objects tell the story of a city famous for its tobacco.

A relic of Victorian grandeur hides beneath a busy South London road.

This last stalwart of the now-forgotten feminist restaurant movement served food in an activist atmosphere since 1977.

A charming little museum founded by the designer of the Statue of Liberty.

The largest masonic lodge in Cuba.

The first, and perhaps only, monument dedicated to Wikipedia.

This museum is known as the "Land of the Dinosaurs," but its full-scale dino models are just the start.

These medicine cabinet staples are part of the museum's collection of everyday objects.

This ruined temple's giant Buddha statue bears the scars of the Second Indochina War.

The poet's been ambling through these New York woods since 1940.

A wonderful museum dedicated to the local straw hat industry.