Places hapichapi Wants to Go

The first (but not only) upside-down house in Germany.

This Bhutanese site is one of eight sacred locales established by a revered 14th-century Buddhist master.

The largest of Denmark's seven mysterious round churches stands on an island in the Baltic Sea.

In this roadside "community for the small," abandoned toys gain new lives.

An early 19th-century English style garden hidden in the Rotterdam cityscape.

The last resting place of the famous Native American princess is marked by a haunting monument.

The oldest colonial fortress in the Americas was once the home and later prison of Christopher Columbus.

This building’s ghostly exterior reflects its former lives as a prison, school, and funeral home.

The mass grave of the 27 victims of the "Vampire of Hanover."

A spectacular hidden beach in Ireland has the dark, disturbing nickname of "Murder Hole Beach."

An engineering wonder at Pillnitz Castle protects a precious 230-year-old flowering shrub.

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

Legend says this rock was once a chopping block for public executions.

A secret climbing tree hides along the side of a Costa Rican road.

A King Kong-like gorilla hangs from the top of this commercial building in Tokyo.

This titanic Catholic church in Chicago is also a refuge of the fictional cult-favorite wizard detective Harry Dresden.

The Swiss artist's bulbous and overgrown shape-shifting sculpture controversially graces the center of Bern.

A grave marker depicting a body snatching tableau on a 19th-century tombstone.

This foreboding medieval castle was twice besieged by barons rebelling against the English king.

A small alleyway lined with locally drawn scenes of nostalgic anime and cartoon characters.

Arizona's first government hub is a rustic cabin now preserved as part of a historical museum.

Alaska Natives have lived on this tiny isolated island in the Bering Strait for over 5,000 years.

Hanging within this medieval church are the bones of a beast allegedly slain by a fourth-century saint.

In Coyoacán, a pair of coyotes crown a public fountain in reference to the ancient Aztec name of the borough.