Places shinky3 Wants to Go

The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.

A brush maker used his factory to protect blind Jews from the Gestapo.

A narrow passage next to a cafe leads to a courtyard exploding with murals, tags, and paste-ups.

A whimsical and twisted animatronic monster tour beneath the streets of Berlin.

A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.

This tiny museum hidden above a restaurant houses thousands of modern and traditional kites.

A railway station takeout shop sells boxed meals in containers shaped like trains and snowmen that hold the country’s abundant regional delicacies.

This adorable birdlike police box is designed based on a play on words.

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

This sprawling scenic burial ground is the final resting place of Japan's last shogun.

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.”

Thirty architectural gems from the 19th- and early 20th-century Tokyo were restored and relocated to this space.

Transport yourself to the 1980s era of video games at this themed restaurant and bar.

Closed for decades, this strange symbol of Japan's Expo '70 has finally opened its psychedelic insides to the public.

An astounding annual light display honors the victims of one of Japan's most devastating earthquakes.

A Japanese corporation has turned this small island town into living modern art gallery.

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

Every color in the rainbow awaits.

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

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

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

For decades, Puerta del Sol has been illuminated by a giant, guitar-wielding bottle of sherry.