Places catherinekatz Wants to Go

The decommissioned submarine is now the symbol of a small, inland Australian town.

This gold mine–turned–swimming hole is the perfect summer picnic spot, immersed in nature and history.

A miniature cathedral made of 20,948 tiny pieces of marble.

A small mountain cave tucked away along Kings Highway has become a shrine to the beloved character.

Native Australian lizards inhabit this garden celebrating Sydney and its sister city in China.

An active seahorse farm is currently saving Tasmania's handfish from extinction.

A few hidden stones are said to bring fortune and love.

This subterranean spot might be the epitome of Japan's baroque, retro coffee houses.

Rumored to be a giant robot in disguise, this colossal chef has been the beloved symbol of Tokyo’s kitchenware district for decades.

A tiny street lined with eleven distinct Tanuki statues, each representing a different wish.

Stuck in a bygone era, the oldest subterranean shopping street in Japan hides beneath the popular Asakusa district of Tokyo.

A taste of the 15th century in the bustling heart of the modern Shinjuku City.

Sidle into a side alley for a taste of sumo wrestlers' traditional hot-pot soup, in a tiny restaurant founded by a former competitor.

A restaurant modeled after feudal Japan, where the waitstaff are trained as ninjas.

A museum housed in a stunning Rockefeller-funded medical institute building from the 1930s.

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.

A peaceful place to spot the rare and iconic red-crowned crane.

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

The highest mountain in Hokkaido was the setting for one of Japan’s strangest unsolved mysteries.

This mesmerizingly colorful pond looks like a scene straight out of a fairytale.

This mountain's identity is stuck somewhere between a nightmare and a scenic tourist attraction.

This small Japanese street is lined with figures, sculptures and a shrine dedicated to frogs.

This historic castle is one of the oldest and most impressive in all of Japan.

The largest of its kind in Japan, this century-old wasabi farm is also known for its appearance in an Akira Kurosawa film.