Places Bathynomus Wants to Go

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

The former home of the world-famous Templeton Carpet Factory.

A sculpture that resurrected the only tree standing following the devastating 2011 tsunami.

A King Kong-like gorilla hangs from the top of this commercial building in Tokyo.

A steaming, boiling hellscape sources Hokkaido's thermal baths.

A real-life replica of a home from Hayao Miyazaki's beloved movie "My Neighbor Totoro."

Shells collected from over a hundred different countries line the walls, floors and ceilings of this fantasy museum.

Museum showcases Japanese sexuality and some amazing ocean views.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.

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

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

Inside this former medieval prison is a collection of objects designed to inflict unbelievable pain and suffering on the human body and mind.

One of the most well-preserved castles in Italy also contains a rare medieval example of a port fortification.

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

According to legend, this cavern holds the passage that Persephone used to travel to and from the underworld.

This frog-themed restaurant was frequented by Picasso, Saint-Exupéry, and more.

The artwork mysteriously appeared within an Edinburgh cemetery.

Where else would a linchpin of post-colonial Native American cuisine anchor the menu but a museum?

Okinawan dining in a twenty foot tall, man-made tree house overlooking Naha Harbor.

The hometown of a beloved manga artist created a treasure hunt for his popular ghostly characters.

This ordinary set of steps is a must-see destination for fans of a certain romantic anime.

Japan's largest collection of Western-style mansions in the port city of Kobe includes a recreation of Sherlock Holmes' 221B Baker Street quarters.

A small Japanese village claims to be the final resting place of the son of God (and God's other son's ear).