Places DemonLlama02 Wants to Go

One of Kyoto's oldest food establishments has supplied soba noodles to temple priests and the Imperial Palace.

In the basement of a San Francisco performing arts center, a small museum dedicated to the history of showgirls.

The oldest dim sum restaurant in the United States is a nostalgic jewel.

There's light and a dreamlike panorama at the end of this tunnel.

Would you spend the night in Japan's deepest train station?

Between Missoula and Spokane, a family-owned travel center has an unusual museum in the back.

Sharks, stingrays, and turtles swim in the pools at this former elementary school.

What started as a tailor shop to help swimmers live their mermaid dreams has grown into a full-scale aquarium, complete with live mermaid shows.

Venture from downtown Houston to the suburb of Katy for stellar Malaysian food.

Perhaps the world's cheapest vending machines.

This brothel-turned-restaurant features plenty of surprises and elaborate, extravagant architecture.

The notorious pirate William Kidd might have buried his treasure around this local pond.

See 150 million-year-old dinosaur tracks and bones dating back to the Jurassic period.

A city park that sits on top of a freeway.

In 1952, a strange encounter in the woods of West Virginia led to the legend of a 10-foot-tall monster with glowing eyes and a distinctive style.

The oldest soda fountain in St. Louis has been serving up treats for more than a century.

Descendants of the samurai who guarded Matsusaka Castle during the Edo period still live in these charming historic houses (and visitors can enter one of them for free).

This bathhouse includes an option to soak in radioactive water.

This park boasts a unusual collection of curious monuments from around the world, from Micronesia to Antarctica.

A spring and an enigmatic cabin lie in a ponderosa pine forest in the heart of the Desert National Wildlife Refuge.

This historic fort spans more the 300 years.

In this Romani neighborhood lies a museum dedicated to the culture and history of the Roma.

This park is home to a massive bird sanctuary. And maybe buried treasure!

Visit a family-run restaurant that has been serving the epitome of soul food for more than seven decades.