Places mspeechez Wants to Go

The abandoned coal loading dock is a canvas for unsanctioned art.

These enlarged egg sculptures represent the native birds of eastern Iceland.

A monument dedicated to the civil uprisings that took place during the Pots and Pans Revolution.

This monument to one of the largest science fiction games of all time bears the names of hundreds of thousands of players.

This replica Viking village was created for a film that was never shot and is now open to visitors.

A little-visited waterfall in an otherworldly landscape.

Iceland's largest geothermal mud pool is a little bit haunted and a little bit dangerous.

A stratovolcano located in the south of Iceland, with a long history of charted activity and a rich mythology attached.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

An unusual building on a "desolate hill" features the works of an Icelandic sculptor.

The history of Reykjavik told through a historical village and live actors.

A tiny collection of traditional Japanese woodblock prints, open only when the owner feels like it.

Model trains whizz around an extensive room-sized diorama of Kyoto City.

An LED art installation composed of 600 poles wrapped in kimono fabric.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

A Japanese concept restaurant that feels like a party thrown by the monsters in your closet.

The only Kurdish restaurant in Japan invites you to learn and feast.

Here lies Hattori Hanzō, a samurai who is remembered as a legendary ninja in today’s popular culture.

These unique toilets feature transparent glass covered in PDLC film.

Kawaii meets poisonous at this unique art gallery.

An oddly touching memorial to a little-remembered nuclear tragedy.

A museum dedicated to the history of Tokyo's often-overlooked working-class district.

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