Places mrholland66801 Wants to Go

An ingenious solution to a tricky engineering problem, this spiraling bridge takes drivers for a dizzying spin.

This historic hotel on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park has a storied history of gangsters and baseball greats.

Two gushing waterfalls of hot spring water within a block of each other.

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

This museum celebrates the history of Japanese advertising, from feudal business tricks to modern T.V. commercials.

This shrine, built to protect against destructive waves, is home to two monumental lion heads.

A grand Buddhist temple with Indian influences.

This medieval manuscript collection has some of the most obscure and ancient texts in the world.

The first public library in the Americas has more than 45,000 books dating back to the 15th century.

The oldest surviving stele in Japan is a personal dedication from a monk to his late mother.

The site of one of the only two star-shaped forts in Japan was used as an elementary school for over a century, much longer than its life as a castle.

This iconic “station bento” comes in an earthenware pot you can take home and repurpose.

An unusual structure of stone and glass honoring one of Japan’s most eminent Christian leaders who founded the non-church movement.

Children's literature inside, forest all around.

Various accidents and illnesses fell upon the developers who tried to remove these historic trees.

The train engine is tucked under an apartment building on a quiet Tokyo street.

Commemorating the Japanese migration to Peru, this statue has a sister standing across the Pacific.

A narrow, dead-end alley hides with a small fox shrine and the untold history of Yokohama's historic red-light district.

Remnants of an old bank adorn this station's brick wall.

Associated with one of Japan's most famous fairy tales, this temple is home to a statue purportedly brought from the undersea palace of the Dragon God.

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

An Akita-themed facility modeled after the old Shibuya Station, erected in honor of Hachiko, a famously loyal dog.

The 650 red and white Japanese plum trees of this Tokyo neighborhood blossom each spring.

A disused, crumbling 110-year-old theater retains the authentic retro charms of Showa-era cinema.