Places synesthesiac Wants to Go

An all-American grocery store in Paris sells U.S. "cuisine" like Pop-Tarts and Heinz ketchup to homesick ex-pats.

Restaurant in Northern Wisconsin comes with a unique feature: a grassy roof covered in living goats.

A school-themed restaurant where gastronomy is the core curriculum.

Inspired by the famous sculptures on Easter Island, this head serves as a popular meeting spot by Shibuya Station.

Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

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

The small candy-colored ride is the last rooftop Ferris wheel in Tokyo.

A series of smile-themed sculptures created by artists from all over the world fill this Tokyo shopping district.

A bookstore dedicated to the intersection of comedy and art.

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

Perhaps the tiniest sculpture in Saint Petersburg is a little bronze finch inspired by a song.

This red London phone booth once stood in front of Buckingham Palace and was used by the queen.

This unique exhibit "Dialogue in the Dark" reverses roles as the visionless become guides and the sighted become ‘blind.’

The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”

Thousands of flowers create enchanting pink tunnels over the city streets.

A Byzantine church containing the holy remnants of three saints sits atop the site of an ancient temple.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

The preamble to the U.S. Constitution written entirely from vanity license plates hangs in the Smithsonian museum.