Places raquel9e Wants to Go

A small shrine run entirely by vending machines.

This giant two-tier celebration cake serves as a befitting advert for the confectionery college it sits on top of.

This park boasts a unusual collection of curious monuments from around the world, from Micronesia to Antarctica.

The 650 red and white Japanese plum trees of this Tokyo neighborhood blossom each spring.

The buildings are among the few Frank Lloyd Wright structures still standing in Japan.

A small museum in a ward on the east side of Tokyo showcases the works of one of Japan's greatest ukiyo-e artists.

A glimpse into life in 1830s Tokyo, back during the heyday of the Tokugawa shogunate.

When this clock strikes a certain time, puppets showcase a story of life in Edo Japan.

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

Also known as the Osaka Garden, this garden was originally built in 1893 as part of the World's Columbian Exposition.

To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.

Hidden in the jungle is a botanical ‘Barbapa dream’ art center in the Yucatan rainforest.

A former factory hosts an amazing collection of Mexican marionettes.

The archeological ruins of the ancient fortified city of the mysterious Teotenanca civilization.

One of Mexico’s historic pottery-producing towns is home to a museum showcasing the craft.

The spectacular subterranean collection includes dazzling minerals, including a piece of "kryptonite."

An artisanal toy-maker’s works are highlighted in this museum dedicated to the craft of toys.

Get a close look at the gigantic remains of long-extinct mammoths.

This Oaxacan restaurant serves native corn and Indigenous recipes.

After becoming locally extinct, this esteemed avian now flies free in the forests around the ancient ruins.

The largest collection of artifacts from the Olmec civilization, the mother culture of Mesoamerica.

Tucked along a river are enigmatic stone carvings created thousands of years ago.

The ruins of an ancient pyramid built by the mysterious Chupícuaro civilization.