Places CL Tee Wants to Go

According to the locals, the sands of this secluded Norway beach are infused with gemstone particles.

Monuments don't get much more metal than these three giant viking swords planted in a Nordic hill.

Composed of scrap metal, a pair of platform-length murals chronicle Japan’s history, from the Big Bang to the development of modern Tokyo.

This park boasts a unusual collection of curious monuments from around the world, from Micronesia to Antarctica.

The site of Japan’s first archaeological excavation is also the birthplace of fingerprint forensics.

This museum is dedicated to the cultural history of tobacco and salt, once monopolized in Japan.

Exploring crime and punishment in feudal and pre-modern Japan.

After being lost for decades, this striking mural depicting the atomic bomb covers the wall of a busy Tokyo metro station.

A 17th-century Shinto shrine that is home to statues of Mickey Mouse and Pikachu.

A Buddhist temple to honor insects that died for science.

The bartenders at this crime-fighting theme cafe are actual private detectives by day.

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

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

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

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

The infamous 'Incident at Honnō-ji' brought an end to Oda Nobunaga’s attempt to unify a warring Japan.

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

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

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

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

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

A giant interactive periodic table with real samples of the elements.

A turn of the century building boasting some of the most beautiful art nouveau architecture in Prague.

A collection of anatomical samples from one of the first anthropologists to suggest that humans reached North America by crossing the Bering Strait.