Places aptabali Wants to Go

The largest volcanic caldera in Japan holds an entire city in its maw.

This western-themed amusement park is host to a large number of decaying animatronic cowboys.

Stretching for 22 miles, the world's longest tree-lined avenue dates back to the early 17th-century.

Founded in 1880, this humble brewery still practices a disappearing technique of sake-making.

A remarkable lava formation encloses a line of Buddhist statues that can't be accurately counted, according to local mythology.

See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.

Is this cat asleep or just pretending?

These sculptures were created by a 17th-century artist who had never seen an elephant.

Stuck in a bygone era, the oldest subterranean shopping street in Japan hides beneath the popular Asakusa district of Tokyo.

This 400-year-old sweet shop serves a delicacy some have described as "edible incense."

Dedicated to humankind's achievements in aviation, this Shintō shrine is notable for its Greek-style architecture and collection of aircrafts.

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

This subterranean spot might be the epitome of Japan's baroque, retro coffee houses.

A tiny cafe that recreates the Japanese elementary school lunch experience.

This shrine dedicated to a legendary swordsman has become a pilgrimage site for the ill and infirmed.

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

Once a huge limestone cave that collapsed thousands of years ago, this scenic ravine is also an important archaeological site.

Elaborate series of tunnels where traces of mass suicide are still visible.

This mountain's identity is stuck somewhere between a nightmare and a scenic tourist attraction.

Watch out for the two-story Godzilla made out of tires.

The small candy-colored ride is the last rooftop Ferris wheel in Tokyo.

Come in, light some incense, and ignore the live snakes around you.

This restored house offers a twist on Penang's Peranakan history.

Step inside a Nyonya eatery nestled within a historic museum.