Places donnatalarico Wants to Go

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

Experience park where visitors are told to expect the unexpected.

A mysterious set of tunnels carved in the hills of rural northern Kyushu.

The largest volcanic caldera in Japan holds an entire city in its maw.

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

As the aging humans of this Japanese village die off one local artisan is replacing them with eerie homonculi.

A strange tribute to all the fallen souls of war.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

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

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

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

This kitsch-forward diner is dedicated to an almost-forgotten “one-cent” prototype of okonomiyaki.

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

Established over a thousand years ago, this family-run teahouse continues to serve skewers of sweet rice cake to this day.

A train ride to the middle of nowhere gives its passengers some of the most iconic views of Japan's seasons.

This bar is filled with Star Wars merchandise from around the world, all of it unlicensed knockoffs.

Haunted house kitsch meets Japanese folklore at this theme bar where patrons can “die” and have their own mock funeral.

A charming, homemade vending machine dispenses burgers and sandwiches at this hole-in-the-wall bakery.

Japan's corrupt-mental-institution themed restaurant offers diners a chance to eat inside of filthy cells.

Run a wash cycle while sipping a latte at this community-oriented café.

A hole-in-the-wall antiquities museum in one of Tokyo's most popular megamalls.

A bibliophile's heaven that contains hundreds of bookstores, offering over a third of secondhand books for sale in Tokyo.

A giant robo-cockroach building devours Tokyo.

This ordinary set of steps is a must-see destination for fans of a certain romantic anime.