Places Muikkunen Wants to Go

This jam-packed Singapore antique museum preserves the fading remnants of a uniquely mixed culture.

This rare wildlife haven in Singapore feels like you're in the tropical rainforest.

The apartment where Pippi Longstocking came to life.

The discovery of an old wall led to the creation of this fascinating museum about the city in the Middle Ages.

The remains of Alfred Nobel's first nitroglycerine factory can still be found on the shores of a Swedish bay.

This once-mighty brick factory is now a unique museum experience.

One of the world's most unusual events combines headbanging and needlework.

Finland's oldest astronomical observatory once played a crucial role in seafaring and timekeeping.

Fortifications built for a Soviet invasion that never came now sit abandoned in a losing battle against nature.

Where the lovelorn find a home for their sentimental keepsakes.

This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

A flight of this "ghost staircase" has 40 steps on the way up, but only 39 steps on the way down.

A rare octagonal brick beacon on an isolated island in the Baltic.

This ordinary set of steps is a must-see destination for fans of a certain romantic anime.

The 43-mile route crosses through six islands with gorgeous views of the Seto Inland Sea.

A collection of more than 1,000 teddies from nearly any profession.

An unexpected curiosity cabinet hidden within a department store in the Japan Post tower.

The largest of the Fuji Five Lakes is home to an impressive swan population—some real, some with paddles, and one with an observation deck.

The divine septet of Japanese fortune gods are rendered in 1,000-year-old wood at this peaceful site.

A remarkable lava formation encloses a line of Buddhist statues that can't be accurately counted, according to local mythology.

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

This pair of small sea rocks has been "wed" using rope and ancient Shinto tradition.

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

Closed for decades, this strange symbol of Japan's Expo '70 has finally opened its psychedelic insides to the public.