Places AleMarPlan Wants to Go

Deep into the lower floors of Pike Place, find a date with fowl fate.

Home to a legend of the supernatural raccoon dog, a rare wooden structure of Edo, and witnesses of the Tokyo bombings.

A whimsical museum dedicated to the mischievous kappa, a mythical cucumber-loving water sprite.

This bullfrog grew to an alleged weight of 42 pounds on a diet of whiskey, baked beans, and June bugs.

A site of pagan worship which still attracts people looking for fairies.

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

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

Legend has it fairies gathered at the site of this medieval castle.

This tiny Swedish troll protects the land and all who wander within it.

The strange “kaiju” of Lake Imba that allegedly killed over a dozen men with a single strike of lightning.

A mysterious and terrifying public art goblin seemingly meant to inspire local legend.

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

Dedicated to a strange, local cryptid beloved by all.

A grumpy old water goblin guarding an old mill on the Devil’s Stream in Prague.

Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.

The first skyscraper to include a Ferris wheel built into the facade.

Every winter, this tiny islet on Florida’s Gulf Coast is swarmed by some of the largest birds on the continent.

The first "Hut" was actually a small brick building.

A stone arch leads to a cavernous 1930s spring house tucked away in the Pennsylvania woods.

At the right time of day, sunlight floods through the roof of this cave and illuminates the small pavilion hidden within.

This stretch of highway is said to be haunted by ghosts of settlers whose graves were paved over.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

The world's largest bamboo labyrinth is a living demonstration of the plant’s immense potential.

A lavender labyrinth so large it’s visible on Google Earth.