Places AbsoluteNomad Wants to Go

Sacked by Vikings, blessed by William the Conqueror, dealt a fatal blow during the French Revolution—these ruins have seen it all.

An overlooked marble is the only surviving in-place 18th century example of the measurement that changed how we define distance.

This French ghost town from World War II has been left as a memorial to German atrocities during World War II.

High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.

This modest marker near Notre Dame identifies the very center of Paris.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

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

A Japanese train station built around a 700-year-old camphor tree.

A sculpture that resurrected the only tree standing following the devastating 2011 tsunami.

This town near Nagasaki is flecked with fruit-flavored bus stops.

Japan's largest area of "pink moss" turns the hillside bright pink every spring.

An astounding annual light display honors the victims of one of Japan's most devastating earthquakes.

One of the first hotel rooms in a pod.

This isolated Japanese mountain village untouched by time showcases unique and stunning traditional architecture.

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

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

The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.

Hanging over one of Japan’s “hidden valleys,” these vine bridges must be remade every three years.

The magical, mossy forest that inspired 'Princess Mononoke.'

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.