Places AdOYo Wants to Go

After an Englishmen was killed by a samurai here in 1862, a two-day war changed the course of Japanese history.

Dedicated to the victims of a phantom slasher, this memorial is claimed by some to be the source of a deadly curse.

A lost World War II military camp and post-war suburb swallowed by the woods.

This group of sculptures includes the first statue of a female politician in London.

Celebrate the history of the lucky chimney sweep.

Overlooked by many, this tiny sacred island in Ueno Park only opens to the public every 12 days.

At this shrine, a sacred stone is said to keep a sea monster at bay.

Its tremendous toad is actually a five-story museum and viewing platform.

In a strip mall parking lot, an airplane with a cafe inside, flanked by a giant statue of Fred Flintstone.

This bright ship once guided vessels towards the Port of Southampton.

In honor of a local spinster's dying wish, this chapel harbors an eerily lifelike wax effigy.

For more than half a century, an enormous feline has watched over this London neighborhood.

Locals have put a new makeup on this strange statue every year since they unearthed it.

An oddity of a bygone era that stills functions today.

The tomb of an infamous chimeric monster whose corpse once washed ashore in Osaka.

Despite being 30 miles from the coast, this suburb is home to a lighthouse thanks to a permitting loophole.

A small park inhabited by handmade water goblins.

A homage to an elusive character resides in this public park.

A reminder of the dinosaur skeleton discovered in a local quarry.

The world’s oldest military museum has remained largely unchanged since the last days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

A historic seafront building established as a refuge for sailors to promote moral living and literacy.

A living lighting fixture.

This hill is all that remains of Cambridge’s former castle.

On the outside of the Mersey Tunnels, an Art Deco sculpture of an Egyptian Pharaoh wears goggles and racing gear.