Places edrossart Wants to Go

The world's only museum devoted to the wonders of fluorescence.

Established in 1638 to battle the Black Death, this botanical garden is a treasure trove of rare flora.

A public urinal so pretty, it was declared a national monument.

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

A moss-covered statue of a Japanese Buddhist deity stands at a quiet temple in downtown Osaka.

This bizarre residential building is the masterpiece of Von Jour Caux, the “Gaudí of Japan.”

Emerging from the sidewalk, this sculpture of a whale commemorates the importance of baleen in traditional Japanese puppetry.

One of the few surviving World War II-era air-raid shelters in Tokyo.

Starship-temple contains 400 tons of drinking water and offers free Japanese lessons.

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.

Brussels' favorite peeing boy has a sister.

Theme park featuring miniature replicas of European monuments.

This collection of over 50 murals celebrates Brussels' rich history as the self-proclaimed home of the "comic strip."

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

The narrowest street in Paris.

This Parisian fountain is a little bit fantasy and a little bit nightclub.

Down a cobblestone alleyway is a museum dedicated to Romanticism, with a secret garden.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

A favorite Paris bar for U.S. expats, including Gershwin, Hemingway, and James Bond.

A mechanized clock where a man fights off a dragon, crab, and rooster.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

This charming cobbled backstreet is the most Instagramable street in Paris, much to the residents' annoyance.