Places Nick Wants to Go

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

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

A King Kong-like gorilla hangs from the top of this commercial building in Tokyo.

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

This adorable birdlike police box is designed based on a play on words.

After being lost for decades, this striking mural depicting the atomic bomb covers the wall of a busy Tokyo metro station.

A small Japanese village claims to be the final resting place of the son of God (and God's other son's ear).

White beach sands made of the remains of tiny, star shaped creatures.

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

Reportedly 1,400 years old, this may be the first of the Fiji Mermaids.

One of the first hotel rooms in a pod.

The world's largest drain sits below the city of Kasukabe, Japan.

Drinkslinger is an unlikely vocation for a Buddhist monk, but at this Tokyo bar the enlightenment is served in a martini glass.

A tiny cafe that recreates the Japanese elementary school lunch experience.

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

The self-mummified monks of Japan.

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

Every color in the rainbow awaits.

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.