Places NycterisBerna Wants to Go

This lesser-visited gallery in a corner of the Tokyo National Museum complex is an architectural beauty dedicated to the ancient treasures of Hōryū-ji.

An unpaid bill, a stolen stone, and a famous fashion designer rest peacefully alongside a heroine of Highlands history.

Shop at the 200-year-old store where Julia Child stocked up on copper cookware.

Dr. Fleming's work saved the lives of many bullfighters thanks to his discovery of penicillin.

Head to this repurposed Renault van for fiery sausages and fries.

Order a boozy baba au rhum at the oldest patisserie in Paris.

Travel back in time at a Moroccan-inspired restaurant that was the height of glamor in the 1970s.

Offal and flawless onion soup are on the menu at this restaurant that once catered to the workers of Les Halles.

Visit a museum dedicated to the “the king of cheeses.”

After immigrating to Paris in the 1970s, two brothers from Laos built a grocery store empire.

For more than a century, Parisians have come for affordable dishes in a grand converted train station.

Marvel at the opulent Art Nouveau interior while dining on dirt-cheap French classics.

This church commemorates a venerable, yet nigh-forgotten woman who dedicated her life to the poor in post-war Tokyo.

Home to a legend of the supernatural raccoon dog, a rare wooden structure of Edo, and witnesses of the Tokyo bombings.

A purr-fectly spirited bronze celebration of local street felines through history.

Marvel at this immense work of art that greets arrivals to the city.

This oddly shaped boulder in Paris is rumored to be cursed.

German-style coffee and cake, just like Oma used to make it.

This unassuming office building is home to what was once the world's largest pendulum clock.

The “bridge of return” is haunted by a myriad of legends, from ghosts to demons to nuptial superstitions.

Rice balls symbolize fate and relationship at this adorable shrine, which was once dedicated to the Buddhist Devil.

This retro café is a remnant of Japan’s post-war Argentine tango craze.

A narrow, dead-end alley hides with a small fox shrine and the untold history of Yokohama's historic red-light district.

Former home to Polish artist Tamara de Lempicka's dazzling Art Deco duplex studio.