Places Hellblazer Wants to Go

A 14th-century abbey founded by a forest-loving order of monks now sits in the center of a pristine nature preserve.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

A tiny collection of traditional Japanese woodblock prints, open only when the owner feels like it.

This compact temple is filled with garlands of colorful balls that represent restrained monkeys.

An ancient Greek physician is honored as a god at this hole-in-the-wall shrine.

A nondescript building is home to a one-room museum filled with an overwhelming array of art and objects.

This statue of Buddha has a distinctive hairstyle meant to represent an unfathomably long period of meditation.

An LED art installation composed of 600 poles wrapped in kimono fabric.

When this massive wooden temple ran out of rope, they made one out of devotees' hair.

Crawl through the hole in the middle of this stone to break off a bad relationship or initiate a good one.

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese shrine.

View Japan's most historic city from a cyberpunk walkway suspended 150 feet above the ground.

A painting marks the site of a historic skyscraper destroyed by the Great Kantō earthquake.

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

Discover the past, present, and future of packaging in this unique Japanese museum.

This eatery re-creates dishes from the Ottoman Empire so you can dine like a sultan.

This Ottoman-era church is hidden amid a busy tourist area.

The oldest cemetery of modern-day Athens blends the modern and ancient worlds.

A Bicycle Path in the Sky.

This stockpile of junked electronic and mechanical gadgets is a favorite among Hollywood prop masters.

The oldest church in the Estonian capital is home to over 100 fantastical cemetery coats-of-arms.

A secluded art gallery hidden within the cellars beneath Tallinn’s medieval monastery.