Places Wendy Jones Wants to Go

The first hospital in the New World.

After Christopher Columbus died, his son built a fancy house to rule from.

Built in 1512, the oldest cathedral in the Americas.

Learn the history of Dominican rum production.

The oldest colonial fortress in the Americas was once the home and later prison of Christopher Columbus.

See Malta’s history through the recreation of scenes of torture using life-sized mannequins in a former medieval dungeon.

This oversized flute-playing Ancestral Puebloan deity is also a landmark of Southwestern kitsch.

Built over an abandoned train yard, this hidden gem is full of winding paths and offers gorgeous views of Sydney Harbour.

A new kind of theme park for adults off the Las Vegas Strip.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

A King Kong-like gorilla hangs from the top of this commercial building in Tokyo.

Discover the past, present, and future of packaging in this unique Japanese museum.

Inside the columbarium, thousands of colorful, high-tech Buddhas guard the ashes of the dead.

Eat your way from Ghana to Myanmar on this globe-trotting menu.

Founded by a Basque immigrant, Mexico City's oldest bakery has a history dating back to 1870.

This fog-enshrouded, antique corner store sells individual slices of wedding-fancy layer cakes from a window.

Dine on dumplings at the oldest dim sum restaurant in New York.

Pause for an afternoon fika with sublime Scandinavian cakes and pastries.

Watch maple syrup being made without ever leaving the city.

What was once a communal kitchen now serves heaping portions of hearty German fare.

Legend has it that centuries ago, a ghost once frequented this candy shop to feed her still-living baby.

A 14-foot-tall Bigfoot statue stands guard over this café and filming location.

Sip creative cocktails in the former vault of the Riggs Bank.