Places clarissal Wants to Go

A creepy statue of a hooded ghost hauls itself up from the water in a historic Lithuanian city.

Inside the columbarium, thousands of colorful, high-tech Buddhas guard the ashes of the dead.

Known as the "Hobbit Houses," these storybook homes look like they're straight out of the Shire.

This secret gem of a toy store houses a rideable carousel populated with fantasy animals.

A restaurant modeled after feudal Japan, where the waitstaff are trained as ninjas.

Transport yourself to the 1980s era of video games at this themed restaurant and bar.

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

A Japanese concept restaurant that feels like a party thrown by the monsters in your closet.

Where the lovelorn find a home for their sentimental keepsakes.

This stunning, out-of-the-way Croatian monument commemorates a community's uprising against occupying fascist forces.

A wonderfully strange collection of 500+ stuffed frogs doing people things.

This alley off Edinburgh's Royal Mile contains remnants of the city's seedier history.

The ornate structure is part of a building boasting more marble than the Vatican.

At the right time of day, sunlight floods through the roof of this cave and illuminates the small pavilion hidden within.

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

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

The original movie set for the home of 'Star Wars' hero Luke Skywalker.

Climb to the top of its spiral spire for spectacular views of Copenhagen.

This Bangkok high-rise looks like a rudimentary LEGO elephant.

A fantastical bed and breakfast with magically unique rooms.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

A collection of full-size movie monsters opened to the public.

Flowers have mysteriously appeared on her effigy every day for the last 150 years.