Places daratheodora Wants to Go

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

The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.

A semi-abandoned replica of Prince Edward Island's Avonlea—in Japan.

A Catholicism-themed restaurant where sacrilege is on the menu.

The self-mummified monks of Japan.

The magical, mossy forest that inspired 'Princess Mononoke.'

Fine dining in the bizarre world of Lewis Carroll.

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

A remote and slightly overgrown park filled with replicas of world landmarks.

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

An oddly conical beacon perched atop beautiful Irish cliffs.

Where Mary Shelley’s 'Frankenstein' and John William Polidori's 'The Vampyre' were born.

The ruins of New Zealand's largest classical-style church.

This beautiful stone arch bridge wasn't even expected to stand for one day, but people have been crossing it for centuries.

A quaint medieval millhouse hovers surprisingly above the waters of the Seine.

Bubbling up from deep underground is the warm crystal clear water that fills the Warm Springs Pools, America's oldest spa.

One of America’s oldest and spookiest hotels, thanks to the residency of ghosts, dead presidents, and Alfred Hitchcock.

It's good luck to be mocked by this monkey.

This historic church is named for abolitionist Henry Ward Beecher and the ruse to arm his fellow abolitionists.

The tale of a strong-willed woman who stood her ground when the commercial world came rumbling in.

Watch the newest land on the planet form before your eyes.

The Goose Girl of Göttingen, Germany might well be the most kissed girl in the world.

A memorial for a young woman and her ghost, which are claimed to have caused countless deathly shipwrecks.

The final resting place of many of Germany's most famous communists.