Places genjivevo Wants to Go

The northernmost of the 12 surviving feudal castles of Japan is known as a cherry blossom viewing spot.

A whimsical shrine with a porcelain Torii gate, split in half by an active train line.

Just outside Tokyo, a 45-story-high observatory with a stunning view of Tokyo Skytree and Mount Fuji.

This Buddhist temple may have the best example of a Pure Land garden in Japan.

A bizarre assault of surreal art hiding in bushes and huts on a hill.

Skulls and skeletons are omnipresent in this church dedicated to souls trapped in purgatory.

An abandoned quarry hides an open-air gallery of huge sculptures, some made from the rubble of 9/11.

A dead saint, a deadly poison, and a mysterious holy ooze.

Macabre symbols of death and mummies on display set the tone of this Italian purgatory church.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

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

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

Celebrating the famous Nebuta festival of Aomori and showcasing its huge papier-mâché floats.

This London marker celebrates the spot where the world-famous English band was founded.

The fences outside some of South London's estates are made from recycled World War II stretchers.

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.

Banksy gives themself artistic license with this piece of London street art.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.

A mysterious pair of mice eating a piece of cheese is London's smallest public sculpture.

A small museum that celebrates the history and culture of the LGBTQ community in England.

This secluded walkway overlooks a magnificently wild London green space.