Places hjtore Wants to Go

A unique park tells the geological history of Belarus in a national “map” of thousands of boulders and blue spruce.

This intricately spiralling forest was created as a monumental work of art.

The church's remarkable frescoes incorporate Finnish artist Hugh Simberg's trademark themes of death and the supernatural.

The show's fictional Korean medical camp was created in the Santa Monica hills.

This truly palatial work of Communist-era architecture now sits crumbling on a Croatian beach.

A fascinating little museum all about the rich history of Peru’s famous plant.

Death rituals and sacrifice inside a Peruvian megalith.

A painting in the historic Cathedral Basilica depicts Jesus and his disciples dining on a traditional Peruvian menu.

An oddly touching memorial to a little-remembered nuclear tragedy.

The demolished ruins of a poorly located Japanese Love Hotel.

A Buddhist temple to honor insects that died for science.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

A statue of a mischievous raccoon towers over this city park.

Where the writer penned his famous story about a jumping frog.

A hardware store Buddha statue installed to deter vandalism wound up attracting Vietnamese immigrants who came to pray.

A speck of nature and art in one of San Francisco’s most notorious neighborhoods.

The timepiece that exonerated a labor radical accused of a parade bombing that killed ten people.

One of the largest fleets of armored vehicles in the world, sitting out in the California desert.

This giant shopping mall still holds signs of its automotive past.

A rich history stashed behind an unassuming door in the heart of Gold Country.

A 1914 beaux arts auditorium that sat shuttered for 20 years, restored and reopened in 2026

A decommissioned Naval base now rents itself out for people who want to blow stuff up.