Places Egao Wants to Go

Japan's largest area of "pink moss" turns the hillside bright pink every spring.

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

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

Villas that once served as playgrounds for the rich now fall away in decay.

An abandoned textile factory on the "island of crows" was home to Estonia's first workers' strike.

Visitors can sit and study the board with this Estonian chess legend and International Grandmaster.

The tiny, studious rodents greet visitors to the National Archives of Finland.

The abandoned village of Skarð aptly illustrates the idiom "Don't put all your eggs in one basket."

This isolated structure beckons adventurers with sublime views of the Faroe Islands.

This isolated and westernmost point of the Faroe Islands archipelago is home to thousands of seabirds.

Legend says this rock spire is the finger of a witch who wanted to throw the Faroe Islands towards Iceland.

This mysterious, medieval cathedral remains unbuilt but fiercely protected.

This isolated island is often capped by its own fluffy cloud.

A famous big wave from Japan serves as a tribute to the victims of the disastrous Elbe flood.

A unique hanging cable-car navigates through Dresden, the oldest suspension railway in the world.

During World War II, the Nazis repurposed this beer cellar to store stolen artwork.

This strange sculpture depicts a giant nightmare hare crushing a man to death beneath its colossal bulk.

The site of many battles and tragedies, including the 40 maidens who leapt into the sea.

A collection of art from Bulgaria's time as a communist state.

An architectural marvel that spans the Arda River, and has stories of a haunted past.

A wunderkammer of gold and silver reliquaries and ancient saintly bones.

The complex has been abandoned since the Croatian War of Independence, barring a stint as a set for 'Game of Thrones.'

The now-overgrown beach resort was once frequented by Yugoslav military elite.

This Croatian island is for sale but no one is buying due to the dozens of accused Nazi sympathizers who were massacred there after WWII.