Places Zborik Wants to Go

An abandoned railroad tunnel is now filled with bioluminescent bugs.

The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.

Possibly the oldest church in Barcelona, this basilica has its pagan and Christian mythologies all mixed up.

Grab a slice of Catalonia’s famous flatbread in a space with ancient Roman roots.

One of Europe's largest supercomputers is housed inside of a disused chapel.

This cafe offers a curated collection of treats and tipples made by monks and nuns.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

It’s fun to stay at the YMCA… but at this London outpost, it’s even more fun to eat the Bombay aloo.

Some of the best renditions of traditional British dishes can be found on the site of a 15th-century inn.

This Russian bar-restaurant lies within a three-story underground bathhouse.

Spiral-bound community recipes and antiquarian gems mingle at this small East Village shop.

A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."

Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

A hands-on traveling collection of the innovative devices of yesteryear.

The internet as provided by a James Bond villain.

Stockholm's narrowest alley is barely over two feet wide.

Although rarely used, there is still a hidden room for the royal family at the Stockholm central station.

A statue of the heroic plumber stands outside a company that bluffed its way into being Nintendo’s Scandinavian distributor.

This incredible Chinese theme park may be the largest bootleg in history.

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

In the oldest zen temple stands a descendant of the very tree that introduced tea to Japanese culture.

The former site of Fukuoka’s legendary ramen joint works hard to guide customers to the “original” original.

A 14th-century European chapel sticks out of the facade of a Japanese hotel.