Places annanetta Wants to Go

The oldest monument in Marrakesh and the city's only surviving example of Almoravid architecture.

A flight of this "ghost staircase" has 40 steps on the way up, but only 39 steps on the way down.

The predecessor to this bridge was depicted in a famous Japanese woodcut print that influenced Van Gogh.

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

Rubbing salt on this small stone dog is said to make wishes come true.

This sprawling scenic burial ground is the final resting place of Japan's last shogun.

Students pray here in hopes of entering one of Japan’s most prestigious universities.

Overlooked by many, this tiny sacred island in Ueno Park only opens to the public every 12 days.

A Buddhist temple on an artificial island that houses a monument to the fugu fish.

A Buddhist temple to honor insects that died for science.

Take a few seconds to look at this abandoned, art-filled station as you pass by on the subway to Ueno.

One of the top 100 sights of feudal Tokyo continues to impress those who visit the lesser temples of Ueno.

Unbeknownst to many, an ancient burial mound hides in plain sight in Ueno Park.

A small museum in a ward on the east side of Tokyo showcases the works of one of Japan's greatest ukiyo-e artists.

Rice balls symbolize fate and relationship at this adorable shrine, which was once dedicated to the Buddhist Devil.

A sad reminder of the World War II bombing stands largely unnoticed on a street corner.

This one-of-a-kind indie publisher-bookshop specializes in archiving historic red-light districts and niche cultural topics of the Shōwa era.

Daikon radishes are offered to the Japanese Buddhist counterpart of the Hindu god Ganesha at this historic hilltop temple.

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

Since 1874, this macabre collection has developed into a museum devoted to Scotland Yard's mementos of dastardly deeds.