Places zentropy Wants to Go

Order savory Levantine baked goods with innovative twists at this takeout-only spot.

Palestinian-style savory breads and fine patisserie are served with a generous side of hospitality.

This Italianate house was the childhood home of the prominent Canadian painter, Emily Carr.

A famous hotel houses an impression collection of mini dioramas and giant doll houses.

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

This scenic waterfront swimming pool is the longest salt water pool in North America.

The oldest building in Vancouver's Chinatown is now home to one of Canada’s largest contemporary art collections.

A high point in Vancouver kitsch.

This conservatory allows a little bit of the tropics to thrive in the middle of a major Canadian city.

Surprisingly delicious Asian-style hot dogs.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

Japan's largest collection of Western-style mansions in the port city of Kobe includes a recreation of Sherlock Holmes' 221B Baker Street quarters.

Take a few seconds to look at this abandoned, art-filled station as you pass by on the subway to Ueno.

A few hidden stones are said to bring fortune and love.

Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.

The largest collection of model trains in the world is actually run using full-size locomotive technology.

An anthropological theme park that depicts the cultures of around 20 different countries.

Legend holds eating just one of these black eggs can add seven years to one's life.

Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.

Existing for more than four centuries, the last of Hakone’s historic teahouses serves a sweet, mold-based rice drink.

This Japanese Manneken Pis gets new outfits for every occasion.

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

A calico cat named Tama was the wildly popular Super Station Master at this train stop in southeast Japan.

Make your own fake treats at this factory and workshop in the epicenter of Japan's food replica industry.