Places Marina Wang Wants to Go

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

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

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

A rescue facility that caters specifically to wolf-dog hybrids, and educates about these unique animals.

The site of a strange super top-secret military experiment during WWII on a remote Canadian lake.

Eclectic musical collection ranging from hurdy gurdies and orphicas to the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio.

A small and quirky museum hidden inside a fence.

This unique museum cafeteria showcases the history and regional diversity of African American cuisine.

The largest single concentration of harmless garter snakes in the world is a writhing Canadian serpent orgy.

A small but industrious mining operation that allows visitors to touch precious gems while they are still in the rock.

One family's mission to exemplify sustainability took on a whole new life as a surprisingly beautiful home.

A bright little alley in La Boca is a part of tango history.

A series of waterfalls so massive they straddle the border of Argentina and Brazil.

Stenciled handprints and wall paintings dating back 10,000 years, some of the earliest forms of cave art.

Con Edison’s exotic and heat-loving pests.

Discover the taste of mold.

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

This former Norwegian sailor's church is slowly being taken over by ramshackle robot musicians.

A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.

The world's oldest hologram gallery and the labyrinthine laser laboratory of a holography pioneer.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.