Places anplebica Wants to Go

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

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

These 33 Zen Buddhist temples were built to protect the nearby castle.

The northernmost of the 12 surviving feudal castles of Japan is known as a cherry blossom viewing spot.

The centuries-old cobblestones of a feudal highway remain in the woods of Hakone.

An enigmatic sculpture depicts a ruined home with debris stretching for over half a mile along the river.

This century-old grotesque has a mysterious history and may not actually be a rabbit.

This lonely bronze walrus celebrates a character in a Lewis Carroll poem.

A modern mini-Stonehenge is hidden in a public reserve, not far from a former Viking stronghold.

A century-old tradition has culminated in a small but singular collection of feline effigies.

The remains of an ancient bathhouse sit inside this aptly-named pub.

Makers and sellers of the original and finest York Ghosts.

One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

This 15th-century structure had a long, tortuous journey to its current location.

Erected in memory of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who was born close to this spot, this statue commemorates the author and his famous detective.

The remnants of a facade from a 19th-century market stall emporium.

A beautiful Greco-Roman structure houses a well once believed to have healing powers.

A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.

This extraordinary Viking artifact has traveled throughout the city.

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

A train ride to the middle of nowhere gives its passengers some of the most iconic views of Japan's seasons.

Step into Monet's world at this fine-dining restaurant in the middle of a New Jersey sculpture park.

A series of modernist treehouse hotel rooms grace the outskirts of an Arctic forest.