Places Get In Group Wants to Go

A small island with no monkeys but plenty of military ruins.

A dilapidated amusement park with a million-dollar view.

A statue erected on an infamous cliff where young boys would hold dangerous "pee offs" to prove their mettle.

The world's shortest escalator doesn't seem to have any reason to exist other than to hold a world record.

A flight of this "ghost staircase" has 40 steps on the way up, but only 39 steps on the way down.

This ordinary set of steps is a must-see destination for fans of a certain romantic anime.

White beach sands made of the remains of tiny, star shaped creatures.

A real-life replica of a home from Hayao Miyazaki's beloved movie "My Neighbor Totoro."

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

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

Once a state-of-the-art tuberculosis treatment spa, these ruins are now ruled by paintball players.

This former estate of a fascist leader is now a burnt out ruin leading to a system of secret tunnels.

This half-finished "city of toys" was almost Italy's own Las Vegas.

This entire town moved to a safe location after it was devastated by an earthquake, but the remains of the original town are still around.

Stalin's prisoner-built rail line sits in ruin, never having a single car ride its tracks.

The haunting concrete remains of a Nazi pebble crusher can still be found in this small French commune.

Vietnam's feral abandoned water park offers access to a post-apocalyptic funscape, now with fewer crocodiles.

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

These pools have been abandoned for over 20 years.

The 1936 Summer Olympics site is a crumbling remnant of sportsmanship and a history its host country would like to forget.

The ruined remains of the airport Claus von Stauffenberg departed in his failed attempt to kill Adolf Hitler.

The haunting ruins of a military fortress turned astronomical observatory sit on a Sarajevo mountaintop.