Places 68mak Wants to Go

The location along the shores of the Great Salt Lake of what was once called, "The Coney Island of the West", now sits barren due to arson and time.

Dedicated to the armor and weapons used by the legendary Japanese warriors.

Only recently added to the shrine, this googly-eyed snail demon of unknown origin is said to have eye-healing powers.

This water goblin statue represents a 19th-century urban legend about a haunted canal that became a Japanese idiom.

A tiny street lined with eleven distinct Tanuki statues, each representing a different wish.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

One of the top 100 sights of feudal Tokyo continues to impress those who visit the lesser temples of Ueno.

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

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

Weighing nearly seven tons, this massive sculpture was carved out of 500-year-old wood and decorated with thousands of jewels.

One of the world's largest ancient burial mounds.

Discover the mummified remains of Ancient Egypt in the middle of metropolitan Tokyo.

Inside the columbarium, thousands of colorful, high-tech Buddhas guard the ashes of the dead.

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

When this clock strikes a certain time, puppets showcase a story of life in Edo Japan.

Japan’s tallest Godzilla statue contains a piece of the original 1954 film within its base.

This industrial area was the dumping ground for massive amounts of trash, some of which washes up as tiny bits of sea glass.

Race through the maze, get your name on the sign.

A glass display case holds the document that ended the Second World War—which one person signed on the wrong line.

An authentic replica of an Asian temple and garden hidden amongst the natural beauty of Hawai'i.

Hidden behind a YMCA stands the remains of a ceremonial site that dates back hundreds of years, whose ground is still considered sacred to many Hawaiians.

This mom-and-pop Japanese sweets shop has been serving cloud-light mochi for almost a century.

Climbing this abandoned railway leads to breathtaking vistas of O‘ahu.

What remains of the summer palace of King Kamehameha III.