Places 18sierrapini Wants to Go

Built over an abandoned train yard, this hidden gem is full of winding paths and offers gorgeous views of Sydney Harbour.

A sad reminder of the World War II bombing stands largely unnoticed on a street corner.

Disaster prevention apartment blocks in Sumida Ward are designed to save as many as possible in the face of the inevitable.

One of the few surviving World War II-era air-raid shelters in Tokyo.

This tiny stone in a children's park is what remains of an ancient, once-worshipped object.

This battleship of a building was designed by a famed "mad architect."

The site of Japan’s first archaeological excavation is also the birthplace of fingerprint forensics.

Tell this pair of "love-inviting" cats in Ginza your romantic hopes.

For hundreds of years, participants in this Japanese festival have been making babies cry to ward off demons.

Drinkslinger is an unlikely vocation for a Buddhist monk, but at this Tokyo bar the enlightenment is served in a martini glass.

The freshest fish here are the ones you catch yourself.

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

A statue representing a lost Roman profession that was vandalized for centuries.

Explore 4,000 years of European and American art history in the heart of northwest Louisiana.

Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.

A monumental fountain in Rome features a large statue of Moses that has been criticized for centuries.

Plaques on its facade commemorate the Tiber's most destructive deluges.

The charred, dead skeleton of an oak tree is said to have consoled a dying 16th-century Italian poet.

An ancient Egyptian obelisk is now used to commemorate fallen Italian soldiers.

An 18th-century post box used to alert the church of sick and ailing foreign pilgrims.

One of seven Jewish catacombs in Rome and one of only two open to the public.

One of several skulls claiming to belong to the beheaded St. John the Baptist is on display at this Roman church.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.