Places alisam9 Wants to Go

A Seattle oddities shop brimming with Victorian-era gems and antique curio.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

A house filled to the brim with oddities and curiosities.

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle’s uniquely modern Central Library.

Couple's personal collection of pinball machines turned public pinball museum.

Crumbling Kennedys and a decaying Tecumseh are just some of the haunting remains of one man's cement art trail.

Travel through the wholesome amusements of yesteryear at this charming miniature village.

“You better take care of me Lord, if you don't you're gonna have me on your hands.” ― Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

An architect in Aspen used psychedelics as his muse while building this mushroom masterpiece.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese shrine.

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

Burial mound for the ears and noses of thousands of mutilated Korean soldiers.

When this massive wooden temple ran out of rope, they made one out of devotees' hair.

An infamous house made famous by director Takashi Shimizu.

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

This seven story Japanese love hotel now stands in ruins.

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

One of the largest producers of MSG in the world welcomes visitors to its Kawasaki factory with an albino panda named Aji-Kun.

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

An oddly touching memorial to a little-remembered nuclear tragedy.

Meet the world's longest tapeworm in a collection that really gets under your skin.