Places lilbaba Wants to Go

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 steaming, boiling hellscape sources Hokkaido's thermal baths.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

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

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

This ancient rock shelter features cave art and is one of the most culturally important sites in the country.

The oldest operating picture gardens in the world.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

One of Australia's largest secondhand bookstores.

One of Sydney's oldest graveyards hides in plain sight behind a hospital.

Ninety years of Sydney buses under one roof.

It's said to be one of the most significant collections of contemporary Chinese art in the world.

An ancient engraving by the Cammeraygal people was uncovered in the transformation of a North Sydney industrial site.

This secret Australian garden was built on love after a man planted a random bulb he found in the ocean.

A special train service transported Sydney's dead from this station to "Necropolis Receiving Houses" at Rookwood Cemetery.

The statue honors an adventurous seafaring cat.

People can't get enough of these adorable Japanese photobooths.

Peek into the world of those creating the beautiful, delicate paper parasols found all over the globe.

Thousands of lawn gnomes have infested this Australian roundabout.