Places Jay Braun Wants to Go

This mesmerizingly colorful pond looks like a scene straight out of a fairytale.

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese shrine.

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

Hanging over one of Japan’s “hidden valleys,” these vine bridges must be remade every three years.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

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

Abandoned city hidden from the world by tropical forest and isolation on the coast of Kenya.

A religious-themed park filled with folk art to bring biblical stories to life that fell into disrepair and now being restored.

The ancient settlement attracts tourists from all over looking to learn about the Chinese vision of the afterlife.

This former mining town was named the most toxic town in America.

A 1,500-year-old ghost settlement is slowly fading away.

An abused and forgotten metropolis, abandoned for centuries.

This ghostly Alaska village still clings to a steep cliffside despite having been abandoned for over 50 years.

Over 100 concrete munitions bunkers are all that remain of a Pennsylvanian village seized by the US government.

This amazingly preserved Gold Rush town is a historian's dream.

A former gold rush boomtown has managed to stay in business for over 100 ramshackle years.

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

A hidden treasure of an abandoned city lies deep in the jungles of Campeche, Mexico.