Places dstarr7517 Wants to Go

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

Experience park where visitors are told to expect the unexpected.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

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

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

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

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

Norway's chilly all ice-instrument festival.

The world's first ice hotel is still one of the most elaborate and beautiful.

Overlooking the Mississippi River, this building served as the county courthouse from 1848 to 1861.

Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.

From failed port town to Civil War fort, the ruins of this former defense saw their finest day in the television age.

Founded in 1925, this folk school attracts students from across the country and preserves traditional Appalachian art.

Some North Carolina Cherokee have been keeping their history alive for decades with a single play.

The wooden house where the jazz great learned to play the piano.

Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.

One of the best places to see wild Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.

Colonial Williamsburg was home to one of the earliest institutions in North America dedicated to educating Black children.

This unassuming home played a pivotal role in American history, essentially putting an end to the Revolutionary War.

A small cave with a larger-than-life legend.