Places Deirdreod Wants to Go

The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.

Japan's corrupt-mental-institution themed restaurant offers diners a chance to eat inside of filthy cells.

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

Every color in the rainbow awaits.

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

Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.

A tiny cafe that recreates the Japanese elementary school lunch experience.

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

The small candy-colored ride is the last rooftop Ferris wheel in Tokyo.

Legend says the goddess this shrine honors curses any couples that pass by.

This sprawling scenic burial ground is the final resting place of Japan's last shogun.

Haunted house kitsch meets Japanese folklore at this theme bar where patrons can “die” and have their own mock funeral.

One of three official copies of Marcel Duchamp's enigmatic masterpiece is on display in an obscure Tokyo museum.

This Japanese Manneken Pis gets new outfits for every occasion.

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

The buildings are among the few Frank Lloyd Wright structures still standing in Japan.

People from around the world visit the shrine of Japan’s legendarily loyal dog.

It's bad manners to eat and drink on the subways of Tokyo, unless the train is this bar. 

Mythical beasts symbolizing the city of Tokyo guard a historic bridge.

In a 345-million-year-old cave that's 200 feet underground, dinner awaits.

One of the tallest waterfalls in Africa is also home to a population of monkeys who enjoy the waters and the occasional guest.

This mural painted by Keith Haring was done without payment as a gift to entertain the children at the Hôpital Necker.

Some of New York's best tacos can be found in the back of an unassuming bodega in Queens.