Places Eleanor Walker Wants to Go

Sweden's first nuclear reactor, R1, can be visited 25 meters underground.

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.

This pond is so stunning it looks like you've stepped into one of Monet's masterpieces.

The world's largest military aircraft cemetery.

A little slice of Japan and its aesthetics in London's Holland Park.

With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.

The bartenders at this crime-fighting theme cafe are actual private detectives by day.

This long, dark tunnel is open to hikers, but those without lights are known to get confused even on the straight path.

An abandoned asylum where patients have been forgotten but their possessions remain.

A railroad tunnel that, upon its completion, was considered one of the engineering marvels of the modern world.

The only remnant of a small mining town is an abandoned railroad tunnel that is steeped in ghostly lore.

Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

This beautiful natural train tunnel is said to grant the wishes of visiting lovebirds.

Hidden in plain sight on the Hudson River is an abandoned train station where nature has taken over.

A derelict bit of transportation infrastructure hidden in the woods.

Collection of trolley cars in the woods represent one man's attempt to preserve transportation history.

Reportedly 1,400 years old, this may be the first of the Fiji Mermaids.

One of Japan's most famous sights, the bridge was originally built in 1673.

A closed London rail station created to cart away the dead still bears the marks of attempts to make it less morbid.

This small town in the Netherlands has no roads but instead, miles of canals and over 100 bridges.

A Japanese train station built around a 700-year-old camphor tree.

Abandoned Japanese ghost town gives a glimpse into what our own metropolises may leave behind.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.