Places eziejacuna Wants to Go

This off-limits room in the National Library of France is home to a system of pneumatic tubes, once used to bring books to readers.

Paris' fabled purveyor of exotic taxidermy and natural history curios.

Twelve grave-faced marble angels guard the emperor's tomb at Les Invalides.

This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.

An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

Reportedly 1,400 years old, this may be the first of the Fiji Mermaids.

A train ride to the middle of nowhere gives its passengers some of the most iconic views of Japan's seasons.

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

The self-mummified monks of Japan.

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

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

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

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

Inside this building is another country within Rome, a sovereign entity without a physical territory.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.