Places ericktakaso Wants to Go

A chilling monument to Korean patriots who resisted the Japanese occupation.

Various forms of phallic art decorate this hill in commemoration of legendary local tragedy.

The approximate spot where the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar was put to death.

A simple plaque on the facade is the only reminder that the treaty ending the American Revolution was signed inside.

Natural history museum celebrating biodiversity with a parade of taxidermy animals.

A Parisian exterminator's shop whose storefront displays stuffed rats hanging from traps.

According to tradition this is the oldest church in Venice, but its actual age is a mystery.

This deconsecrated church has seen many uses, from a tobacco storehouse to a cinema.

The secret medieval communication system will whisk your words above the noise of the crowd.

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

A bright and wacky exhibit answers every question you may have had about human excrement, flatulence, and more.

Museum celebrating the achievements of the Soviet space program.

The site of Japan’s first archaeological excavation is also the birthplace of fingerprint forensics.

Tell this pair of "love-inviting" cats in Ginza your romantic hopes.

This tiny stone in a children's park is what remains of an ancient, once-worshipped object.

Weighing nearly seven tons, this massive sculpture was carved out of 500-year-old wood and decorated with thousands of jewels.

Legend says the goddess this shrine honors curses any couples that pass by.

The small candy-colored ride is the last rooftop Ferris wheel in Tokyo.

Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.

Over two centuries old and counting, Madrid's massive botanical garden contains one of Europe's only desert environments.

São Paulo's oldest magic shop has been hiding in plain sight for nearly four decades.