Places crisscrass Wants to Go

One of the greatest maze designer’s greatest mazes.

An Art Nouveau gem hides beneath the layers of city grime obscuring this once-magnificent building.

The ornate miniature mansions were built for Istanbul's feathered residents.

The eclectic home of a leading Turkish architect is a gorgeous piece of eye candy.

Abandoned limestone cave was once a sacred place of worship.

Stunning wetlands ablaze with pink lotus flowers.

Remnants of the most densely packed city in world history, that thrived on anarchy for 30 years.

The world's longest outdoor covered escalator system transports commuters through Hong Kong's hilly terrain.

This hulking behemoth is actually five interconnected towers built in the 1960s.

A rare festival blending religion, blacksmiths, vagina dentata, sex workers, and the straight-up facts of life.

This faux-seedy Japanese arcade is made up to look like a maze of alleys straight out of a cyberpunk dystopia.

Underground farm located in a former bank vault deep within the bowels of Tokyo's business district.

An unexpected curiosity cabinet hidden within a department store in the Japan Post tower.

The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.

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

Museum showcases Japanese sexuality and some amazing ocean views.

This seven story Japanese love hotel now stands in ruins.

More tin toys than you can shake a clapping monkey at.

The demolished ruins of a poorly located Japanese Love Hotel.

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

Japan's largest and oldest annual procession of floats, begun in 869.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

A tiny collection of traditional Japanese woodblock prints, open only when the owner feels like it.

Crawl through the hole in the middle of this stone to break off a bad relationship or initiate a good one.