Places strigoisara Wants to Go

At low tide, you can see the remains of a 17th-century ship just off a Stockholm island.

Sweden's first electric elevator remains hidden within a fortress-like building.

Located in an old church, this brewery produces a different kind of holy water.

A Japanese video game arcade hides in the back of a Swedish pool hall.

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

An illuminated manuscript comprising the life's work of a lone monk, inexplicably decorated with a portrait of Satan himself.

Locals believe this abandoned ruin on the outskirts of Bucharest is haunted.

This crumbling Portuguese ruin overlooks the populace it once ruled.

This once-forgotten oasis in the middle of Lisbon was first created over a century ago quite by accident.

A sinister pyramid in the Frari contains the heart of the famous neoclassical sculptor.

A bizarre philosophy-themed park founded by an occult expert.

A glimpse into life in 1830s Tokyo, back during the heyday of the Tokugawa shogunate.

Only recently added to the shrine, this googly-eyed snail demon of unknown origin is said to have eye-healing powers.

This shrine dedicated to a legendary swordsman has become a pilgrimage site for the ill and infirmed.

Mythical beasts symbolizing the city of Tokyo guard a historic bridge.

People from around the world visit the shrine of Japan’s legendarily loyal dog.

This subterranean spot might be the epitome of Japan's baroque, retro coffee houses.

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

A surrealist timepiece by the artist of melting clocks.

The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

It’s fun to stay at the YMCA… but at this London outpost, it’s even more fun to eat the Bombay aloo.

There's an exclusive Beefeaters pub hidden in the Tower of London.

A tongue-in-cheek arcade where the games are based on everyday life.