Places christopherapted Wants to Go

Japan’s oldest clock tower has been called one of the country’s most disappointing attractions.

The last remnant of a tree that helped prove to the world that sequoias are real—and they’re spectacular.

This old cement mine has been used as everything from a mushroom farm to a recording studio.

A gigantic sculpture garden is packed with innovative oddities.

A trove of history focused on Marks & Spencer, the British department store.

Unassuming public garden with hundreds of rose varieties.

This is the birthplace of Vlad the Impaler Vlad III Dracul.

In 1977, an eccentric book lover formed a micronation for book lovers.

A dilapidated Victorian mansion sits in the middle of a Virginia golf course.

Prank chair from an 18th-century Danish royal court shows the eternal popularity of fart jokes.

The steep slope known as “Ob Hill” overlooks an Antarctic research station.

A deserted medieval village where bodies were once mutilated to prevent them rising from the dead.

This 15th-century fortification was built to defend bunnies.

A mysterious crater-like pond has a spooky tendency to empty and fill with complete disregard to rainfall patterns.

Man-made cave with enigmatic carvings, some say made by the Knights Templar themselves.

A face-like natural rock formation so well known, a pub was named in its honor.

A black sand beach where glacial fragments wash ashore and look like sparkling diamonds.

This now-protected stone circle is an archeological mystery and a stellar viewpoint.

This site used to mark the heart of the EU—now it's crowned with a striking glass sculpture and a buried secret underneath.

A museum in England’s Lake District dedicated to the trusty pencil wants you to know the story of their World War II spy pencils.

An eccentric 18th century naval officer built a ship's quarterdeck on his roof, the inspiration for Mary Poppins's "Admiral Boom."

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

Once thought to be a decorated air shaft, it might just be a castle-shaped folly.

This controversial memorial to the Titanic's captain stands in a peculiar place.