Places Gradius Wants to Go

Meet the world's longest tapeworm in a collection that really gets under your skin.

The self-mummified monks of Japan.

This retro izakaya street is a unique legacy of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.

A unique memorial made up of a collection of memorials, all commemorating the Battle of Okinawa in World War II.

The world's largest permanent architectural projection display entertains audiences nightly with 28-story light shows.

A small, family-friendly museum dedicated to the “god of special effects” who brought Godzilla to life.

An abstract sculpture that will be a work in progress for the next 1,000 years.

An open-air art gallery that aims to share the stories of the people who live around it.

Former Gestapo prison turned memorial museum.

Dining in this grain cellar feels like stepping onto a fantasy film set.

A monument marking the first airplane flights in Japan hints at the dark history behind its peaceful park setting.

This Brutalist building was once the tallest in Romania.

Japan’s only surviving winding tower.

Japan’s tallest Godzilla statue contains a piece of the original 1954 film within its base.

In the garden of a Georgia museum, without any explanation, is a monumental head of the Communist icon.

These ruins of a Soviet children's railway station have a haunted atmosphere.

Unique Armenian monastery from the 13th century, reclaimed by nature but still welcoming visitors.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

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

A unique museum that explores the history of computing and digital culture in East Germany.

This cemetery of rusting Soviet-era steam locomotives and train cars offers an apocalyptic glimpse into a bygone era.

An ancient oak forest where, legend has it, a wedding party was magically transformed into trees.

A boulder carved into the shape of the cosmonaut's head.

Just off I-55 in McLean, Illinois, is a place where you can play over 100 arcade and pinball machines for 25-75 cents a pop.