Places shatteredpools Wants to Go

The largest Art Nouveau complex in the world is a Barcelona hospital with a 600-year-long history.

Week-long block party becomes a competition for the best decorated street.

An unusual stroll through gentlemen's erotica demonstrates that pornography is timeless.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.

This semi-secret storybook hedge maze is also the oldest garden in the city.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

Walk through spectacular aisles of hanging meat and wagon wheel–sized cheese at the world's largest wholesale food market.

This frog-themed restaurant was frequented by Picasso, Saint-Exupéry, and more.

An immersive projection art installation uses sound, scale, and light to take visitors inside classic works of art.

This structure atop a craggy cliff in one of the most beautiful parks in Paris boasts an unbeatable view.

During the summer months, giant teddy bears take over Paris near Les Gobelins metro station.

This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

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

This subterranean spot might be the epitome of Japan's baroque, retro coffee houses.

Discover the past, present, and future of packaging in this unique Japanese museum.

Tell this pair of "love-inviting" cats in Ginza your romantic hopes.

A delightful architectural wonder awaits on a lake island in Kuala Lumpur’s oldest park.

A 17th-century Shinto shrine that is home to statues of Mickey Mouse and Pikachu.

Designed by a computer, this intricate network of fluorescent green pipes has taken over a subway station.

Tokyo’s only Ainu restaurant serves Indigenous food from northern Japan.

This interactive sculpture allows visitors to leave a message in case a friend passes by.

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

Is this cat asleep or just pretending?