Places Athena Stamos Wants to Go

Instead of hoofing it up steep stairs, residents can hitch a ride on this private lift.

This peaceful garden is hidden on the grounds of a spiritual organization founded by a pioneer yogi.

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

A spiritual retreat in the heart of Los Angeles offers stunning gardens and a labyrinth to lose yourself in.

You can still find treasures on the pebbly beaches of one of the world's oldest jade-producing areas.

Japan's largest area of "pink moss" turns the hillside bright pink every spring.

A Japanese cat island also populated by the descendants of a band of banished samurai.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

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

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

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

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

Race through the maze, get your name on the sign.

This coastal cavern is associated with the Hawaiian god of creation.

A glass display case holds the document that ended the Second World War—which one person signed on the wrong line.

An ode to one of the first concerts broadcast via satellite.

The island of Lanai in Hawai'i is a paradise for cats and cat lovers.

Where a brain, a beauty, a jock, a rebel, and a recluse met one Saturday and changed their lives forever.

Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."

This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.