Places NMaF Wants to Go

Stuck in a bygone era, the oldest subterranean shopping street in Japan hides beneath the popular Asakusa district of Tokyo.

A bibliophile's heaven that contains hundreds of bookstores, offering over a third of secondhand books for sale in Tokyo.

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

This Victorian-era public house has set the standard for pub-style elegance for over a hundred years.

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

In Portugal, a secluded stretch of untouched natural beauty hides at the bottom of a steep hill.

One Portuguese poet described this cape, the westernmost point in mainland Europe, as "where the land ends and the sea begins."

An ancient and majestic fortress that played an integral role in Portugal's road to independence.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

A restaurant modeled after feudal Japan, where the waitstaff are trained as ninjas.

One of the world’s leading and most extensive archives on the Holocaust, the Nazi era, and genocide, this collection includes published and unpublished works, press cuttings, photographs, and eyewitness testimony.

This stop on the Camino de Santiago stands high above the underwater ruins of a medieval town.

Launched by Napoleon's soldiers more than 200 years ago, a cannonball remains embedded in the tower wall.

Brass plaques embedded in pavement preserve the memories of those who lost their lives at the hands of Nazis during World War II.

These ruins by the Dead Sea is where John the Baptist met his untimely end.

Dine amidst exotic plants at this former royal greenhouse.

A sculpture of the beloved author surrounded by characters from his fairy tales.

The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.

Thousands of slain Soviet soldiers are buried within the shadow of this enormous obelisk.

The 20th-century archaeologist was interred among the ruins of an ancient Roman city.

When Azorean green tea meets volcanic hot springs water, a luminous brew is born.