Places akiraa1 Wants to Go

A lineup of a dozen or so Japanese light tanks from WWII.

Tropical paradise strewn with hundreds of World War II wrecks.

The ruins of an ancient island city built atop a coral reef in the South Pacific are spectacular and strange enough to have inspired H.P. Lovecraft.

A war relic that has sat undisturbed since it crash-landed near Arno Atoll.

The birthplace of both the Atomic Age and Godzilla, and the namesake of the bathing suit.

An enormous concrete structure built over a nuclear crater.

This sacred enclave was once considered the religious center of Eastern Polynesia.

This beautiful eden was once the vacation home of Tahitian royals before Marlon Brando bought it.

Site of James Cook's historic observations of the 1769 transit of Venus.

This abandoned Soviet circus is slowly being restored to its Communist-era glory.

Artist Veaceslav Jiglițchi brings a connection to Chișinău through works of art.

This oversized tribute to the nation's tiniest coin highlights the value of small contributions.

Soviet-era gates guard an unexpected urban forest—and a future U.S. embassy.

A haunted outpost in Moldova, where guards are said to have fired at a ghostly figure.

A vivid and terrifying mural blends pop-culture-style depictions of Hell with traditional Orthodox imagery.

Once built to inspire young Soviet minds through astronomy, this dome now stands as a quiet relic of a vanished era.

A statue dedicated to the founders of communism.

This 13th century Orthodox monastery is built right into the Moldovan cliffside.

Once the tallest building in Chisinau, this unique tower is a relic of Soviet architecture.

A unique collection of Soviet military artifacts lies hidden away in a disused train, in the unrecognized Eastern European republic of Transnistria.

Elaborate mansions built by Roma residents in Soroca to show their success after centuries of discrimination.

This sign marks the entrance to a tiny proto-state within the small country of Moldova.

There is a mouldering Jewish cemetery hidden away in the capital of Moldova.

At less than four inches in height, this iconic fictional character is the smallest public statue in all of Moldova.