Places WhimsyCat03 Wants to Go

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese shrine.

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

The freshest fish here are the ones you catch yourself.

This mesmerizingly colorful pond looks like a scene straight out of a fairytale.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

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

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

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

Perhaps the only prehistoric monument with its very own public bus stop.

A open air theatre built on a cliff by an eccentric British woman.

The ruins of an 11th-century Norman castle with a rare, perfectly circular shape.

A circle stone within a stone circle.

Cloistered comestibles are served with style at this French Orthodox monastery.

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

This giant wooden treehouse within a sprawling garden has its own eatery.

Take afternoon tea in a 17th-century almshouse.

The only pub in the world surrounded by an ancient stone circle.

London's first edible insect farm offers facility tours and cooking classes.

This 17th-century pub once had a hole in its wall so the neighboring blacksmith could easily access beer.

This pub can leave even the sober feeling slightly unsteady.

The smallest pub in Britain was once a cabinet of curiosities and it still has the dead cat to prove it.

The oldest candy store in England has been selling traditional sweets since 1827.

Once a train station along the Great Eastern Railway this vibrant coffee shop and bar is where members of London’s creative class mingle.