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Oshu, Japan
Tohoku New Zealand Village
A derelict New Zealand-themed amusement park in Japan.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Pompeii, Italy
Thermopolia of Pompeii
Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.
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Tokyo, Japan
Kabukicho Robot Restaurant
Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.
Punakaiki, New Zealand
Pancake Rocks
This strange geological landscape erupts with sudden bursts of water.
Syracuse, Italy
Ear of Dionysius
Italian cave with exceptional acoustics and an unsavory history.
Belpasso, Italy
Mount Etna
The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.
Venice, Italy
Ponte dei Pugni (Bridge of Fists)
100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.
Hampden, New Zealand
Moeraki Boulders
Highly spherical boulders on the shores of New Zealand.
Takaka, New Zealand
Te Waikoropupu Springs
Some of the clearest water anywhere in the world.
Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
Takapō (Lake Tekapo)
A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.
Christchurch, New Zealand
Fred and Myrtle's Paua Shell House
A New Zealand couple's shell-adorned home living room, now on display at the Canterbury Museum.
Rotorua, New Zealand
Rotorua
Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.
Wellington, New Zealand
Colossal Squid
The world's only complete colossal squid specimen is on display at the Te Papa Museum.
Pompeii, Italy
Plaster Citizens of Pompeii
The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.
Caltagirone, Italy
Ceramic Steps of Caltagirone
142 ceramic steps become a mosaic once a year.
Palermo, Italy
Capuchin Monastery Catacombs
Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.
Yamanouchi, Japan
Jigokudani Monkey Park
Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.
