This mural painted by Keith Haring was done without payment as a gift to entertain the children at the Hôpital Necker.

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

This Parisian café is dedicated to great tea and the art of knitting.

An immersive projection art installation uses sound, scale, and light to take visitors inside classic works of art.

A majestic lion statue guards this Parisian botanical garden, and feeds on an unsettling item.

Known as the "Dodo Manège," this carousel features a herd of animals that have disappeared—or may be gone soon.

A Japanese shrine to dolls.

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

Nope, not the one in France. The only officially-recognized reproduction of Monet’s garden in Giverny is located in a remote corner of Japan.

Hidden by the roadside in the Iya Valley, this gem brings together folk monsters and the region's unique geography.

A unique Shinto shrine filled with bunnies and wordplay.

See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.

The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.

A Boeing mechanic and his wife leave a whimsical, stone sculptured garden as their legacy.

This 22-acre botanical garden is home to the largest collection of rhododendrons in the world.

This symbol of the French Revolution still stands where it was first planted during the 18th-century.

This old-school café is famous for serving coffee, chilaquiles, and the Cuban Revolution.

A trove of ridiculously valuable prints and manuscripts under one roof.

A Japanese temple, old German townhouses, and public chess tables offer a peaceful escape from the bustle of the North Side.

Assemble a masterpiece at the first and only North American school exclusively dedicated to mosaic art.

The 30,000-volume library is one of the world's most impressive poetry collections.

Where old school Polish Chicago and young hipster Chicago live side by side.

Nonprofit art center that promotes outsider, intuitive, and self-taught art.

A science teacher's dream.