Places aliciamccarthy88 Wants to Go

A disconnected rotary phone for "calling" lost loved ones offered a unique way of dealing with grief in disaster-stricken Japan.

A Japanese cat island also populated by the descendants of a band of banished samurai.

A rare festival blending religion, blacksmiths, vagina dentata, sex workers, and the straight-up facts of life.

The bartenders at this crime-fighting theme cafe are actual private detectives by day.

Abandoned Japanese ghost town gives a glimpse into what our own metropolises may leave behind.

This isolated Japanese mountain village untouched by time showcases unique and stunning traditional architecture.

Museum showcases Japanese sexuality and some amazing ocean views.

Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.

Japanese island famous for poison gas and fluffy bunnies.

A 70-foot-deep ice cave formed by lava from Mt. Fuji on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest." 

This spa theme park lets its guests take a dip in pools of coffee, wine, or ramen broth.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

The New England cabin where an infamous British occultist conducted experiments in "magick".

This narrow canyon has been carved by the river over thousands of years into spectacular and curious forms.

The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.

This 150 foot seven-tiered cascading waterfall is one of the hidden gems of the White Mountains.

The "original web site," this farm in Northern Vermont encourages orb-weaver spiders to build their daily webs, and then sells the preserved masterpieces.

These towering spires and glowing walls are carefully crafted from hundreds of thousands of icicles.

Come for the gun-toting hillbilly madman, stay for the ice-cream loving basketball bears.

Even Henry David Thoreau found this glacial pothole irresistible.

The quaint little Vermont town played a quaint little Connecticut town in Tim Burton's "Beetlejuice."

This "common-as-dirt" museum celebrates the glory of normalcy.

This abandoned neighborhood is now a park filled with beautiful trees, wildflowers, and hints of its past.

The railroad tunnel nicknamed the "Bloody Pit" for taking the lives of hundreds during its construction.