Places shatteredpools Wants to Go

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

This faux-seedy Japanese arcade is made up to look like a maze of alleys straight out of a cyberpunk dystopia.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

Created by a pair of artists, this former hotel was designed to provide a minimum of everything including comfort.

This statue of a Hindu cosmic dancer at CERN is a metaphor for modern physics.

Its vast collection of wondrous gadgets details the fascinating history of information technology.

An amazing clockwork museum in the Val de Travers holds examples of various prestigious legacies horological history.

Museum of science fiction, utopias, and extraordinary journeys of the mind.

150-year-old satirical tableaus made from stuffed frogs.

One hundred years ago this small house in downtown Zürich became the birthplace of the Dada movement.

This 170-year-old Swiss guesthouse built into the side of a mountain is best accessed by a cable car.

This amazing pedestrian suspension bridge in the Swiss Alps would give Indiana Jones nightmares.

Caves famous for the dragon-slaying saint who lived there.

These spooky and unusual stone formations create an underworldly landscape.

This Paris art space celebrates the creativity and ingenuity that springs from abject poverty, especially in Africa.

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.

This massive blockhead sculpture hides an entire library.

The first green space constructed on an elevated viaduct.