Places jakechouston Wants to Go

This western-themed amusement park is host to a large number of decaying animatronic cowboys.

This brothel-turned-restaurant features plenty of surprises and elaborate, extravagant architecture.

The traditional houses along the coast of this charming Japanese fishing village allow people to sleep above the sea.

The largest of the Fuji Five Lakes is home to an impressive swan population—some real, some with paddles, and one with an observation deck.

This tiny museum hidden above a restaurant houses thousands of modern and traditional kites.

This retro underwater observation tower would make the perfect lair for a sea-loving villain.

Coast along one of Japan’s mountain railways for coveted views of magnificent hydrangeas.

A Japanese cat island also populated by the descendants of a band of banished samurai.

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

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

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

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

The ruins of a grand theater destroyed during the most powerful seismic catastrophe ever recorded.

An abandoned lighthouse located on the cliffs of Barbados.

An eccentric German artist built this weird and wondrous castle packed with shocking sculptures and alien art.

A paradise hotel turned from opulent to overgrown.

A crumbling Caribbean resort hidden just steps from a beautiful pink sand beach.

Once the foundation for a mansion, these ruins now offer amazing panoramic coastal views.

An unexpected ghost village lurks on the southeast coast of Tenerife.

The cathedral of a controversial, conservative, schismatic sect that declared the Catholic Church heretical and founded its own succession of popes.

An abandoned Indian-inspired mansion.

The atmospheric ruins of a historic church can be found on a hill above the city of Oviedo.

Stuck in the middle of a modern Madrid city block are the remains of a 19th century sports complex.