Places RudigerAndJelly Wants to Go

According to local legend, an ancient serial killer nicknamed the “Hag” once haunted this pond.

This atmospheric pre-war building is home to one of the few manually operated elevators left in Tokyo.

An exhibit tracing Japan's cinematic history in an often-overlooked national museum.

A bizarre assault of surreal art hiding in bushes and huts on a hill.

High in the trees or suspended between cables, these surreal structures are the works of a unique Japanese architect.

Its collection distills more than 60 years of pop culture in Japan, from Godzilla to Hulk Hogan.

The divine septet of Japanese fortune gods are rendered in 1,000-year-old wood at this peaceful site.

This abandoned park is home to hundreds of stone statues ranging from humans to mystical beings.

This ancient shrine has been rebuilt every 20 years since the eighth century.

This pair of small sea rocks has been "wed" using rope and ancient Shinto tradition.

A Japanese corporation has turned this small island town into living modern art gallery.

Hanging over one of Japan’s “hidden valleys,” these vine bridges must be remade every three years.

As the aging humans of this Japanese village die off one local artisan is replacing them with eerie homonculi.

Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.

The oldest volcanology research center in the world.

A surreal botanical garden with an even more surreal tour guide.

This one-of-a-kind archeological site is home to strange prehistoric ruins, the original use of which is still a mystery.

In a city that boasts four separate inclined cable railways, this is one of the busiest funicular lines in the world.

A popular legend claims that the famous pizza was invented at a restaurant in this alley.

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.

Dug as a secret royal escape route, the tunnel became a wartime bomb shelter and dumping ground for vintage cars.

An underground paleo-Christian burial site composed of the remains of several cemeteries and Basilicas.

This magical-looking island is notorious for the misfortunes suffered by its owners.

A labyrinth of ancient tunnels hidden below the city holds the ruins of 2,500 years of history.