Places Vivian Shen Wants to Go

The world's largest permanent architectural projection display entertains audiences nightly with 28-story light shows.

This century-old electronics store-turned-cafe serves comforting, retro fare.

Luminaries from Albert Einstein to John Lennon once had a cup of coffee at Tokyo's oldest café.

Home to a legend of the supernatural raccoon dog, a rare wooden structure of Edo, and witnesses of the Tokyo bombings.

Steampunk, humanoid sculptures crawl on all fours in a Tokyo plaza.

The magical, mossy forest that inspired 'Princess Mononoke.'

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

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

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

A seemingly endless landscape of pure salt stretches far across Bolivia.

This centuries-old pub boasts a collection of more than 4,500 snippets of neckties from around the world.

Dine on Hakka dishes at a dreamy cottage nestled in the heart of Taipei.

An imperial art museum offers edible versions of its most treasured displays in an on-site fine-dining restaurant.

The bat-covered home of one of the world's most popular brands of rum is located on a tropical Art Deco campus.

This small museum celebrates the history of the Ouija board and its connection to the city of Baltimore.

Welcome to the home of the world's largest typewriter company.

Find your state fair food favorites all year long.

Hidden behind West Philadelphia rowhomes is a haven for migratory and local bird species both ordinary and rare.

A curious building honoring past and current members of a historic musical comedy troupe.

Step into a pastel time capsule where candy is truly dandy.

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

Where America’s first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

This kitschy, kinky homage to Taipei’s old “grandpa shops” is full of eye-candy.