Places anatolejolly Wants to Go

It may not be the final resting place of a literal giant, but the Giant’s Grave is still archaeologically important.

A rare double-receiver payphone housed in a fake tree.

A museum about rituals, ghosts, and demons from around Asia, set in the middle of the peaceful Jiufen.

This 400-year-old tree is actually an immigrant from North America.

The World Heritage-designated site of Japan’s industrial revolution, once mistaken as a den of vampires.

It’s Christmas every day at Barcelona’s oldest restaurant.

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

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

One of the world's few mounted blue whales, its jaws are hinged open allowing visitors to descend into a lounge.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

The mummified right fist of a 1,000-year-old saint-king sits inside an ornate golden reliquary.

These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.

A unique geological area spiked with wind-carved rocks that resemble teepees.

This museum started by a curious collector is now a place for believers and skeptics alike.

A museum with a window view of the Himalayas and an on-site climbing wall.

This picturesque round lake is said to be home to the legendary Mokèlé-mbèmbé.

The Icelandic Sea Monster Museum explores the area's history of aquatic cryptid sightings.

Dedicated to a strange, local cryptid beloved by all.

Hidden by the roadside in the Iya Valley, this gem brings together folk monsters and the region's unique geography.

A museum dedicated to the mysterious cryptid.

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

This scenic gorge is named after one of the most famous Bigfoot attacks in pseudohistory.

Roman ruins top white travertine terraces formed by ancient hot springs.