Places Muikkunen Wants to Go

If you forgot something to read during your trip to Tokyo, this hostel has you covered.

This tiny museum hidden above a restaurant houses thousands of modern and traditional kites.

Kawaii meets poisonous at this unique art gallery.

A real-life replica of a home from Hayao Miyazaki's beloved movie "My Neighbor Totoro."

Shells collected from over a hundred different countries line the walls, floors and ceilings of this fantasy museum.

Coast along one of Japan’s mountain railways for coveted views of magnificent hydrangeas.

The self-mummified monks of Japan.

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

A massive cave complex boasts some of the clearest water (and most charming bats) in the world.

This pond is so stunning it looks like you've stepped into one of Monet's masterpieces.

This mesmerizingly colorful pond looks like a scene straight out of a fairytale.

Hanging over one of Japan’s “hidden valleys,” these vine bridges must be remade every three years.

Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.

The magical, mossy forest that inspired 'Princess Mononoke.'

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

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

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

The last surviving submarine from a strange chapter of Finnish history.

See where this respected Finnish painter created over 200 works of art.

Two hand-built octagonal smoke saunas open every Friday on the grounds of a former wartime headquarters, within a UNESCO Global Geopark, in one of Finland’s least-visited corners.

The grandest stage for the world's foremost masters of invisible instruments.

Atop this electronic store resides a massive fighter jet.

Denmark’s ultra-modern library hides a treasury of rare, unique books.

Hans Christian Andersen for the postmodern world.