Places lesiku Wants to Go

A 1950s beatnik coffee house, turned 60s counterculture hotspot, turned modern music venue.

The next-door homes of two very different musicians, George Frideric Handel and Jimi Hendrix.

Its collection includes a broad array of social, geographic, graphic design, and political history.

The majority of the museum's large collection is held in a storage space open to the public a few times a year.

Two plaques commemorate the site of Shakespeare's first theatre.

The childhood home of Earth's alien chameleon is a humble Brixton flat.

The library houses an incredible collection of some of the world's most impressive books and manuscripts.

Collection dedicated to brands, packaging and advertising.

The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.

This long-hidden space above Westminster Abbey now displays the battle gear of the legendary King Henry V.

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

The first location of the eventual video game giant.

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

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

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

Transport yourself to the 1980s era of video games at this themed restaurant and bar.

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

This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

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

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

Dedicated to the armor and weapons used by the legendary Japanese warriors.

A collection of more than 12,000 shoes, displayed in a building shaped like a shoebox.