Places jassysoren Wants to Go

Underwater art project will double as a massive artificial coral reef to help regenerate the damaged ecosystem.

A sobering scientific reminder of the human damage caused by the advent of the nuclear age.

A semi-abandoned replica of Prince Edward Island's Avonlea—in Japan.

A strange tribute to all the fallen souls of war.

Giant art made in Japanese rice fields.

This pond is so stunning it looks like you've stepped into one of Monet's masterpieces.

Giant sand sculptures of famous people and places are on display near the Tottori sand dunes.

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

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

This sawtooth mountain range still bears the strangely lovely marks of its history as a medieval quarry.

Japanese company creates clone dolls that reside in the "uncanny valley."

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

A massive cave complex boasts some of the clearest water (and most charming bats) in the world.

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.

Japanese island famous for poison gas and fluffy bunnies.

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

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

Among the cliffs of the Elora Gorge is an oft-overlooked piece of celebratory graffiti.

One of Mother Nature’s geological gems, home to many prehistoric fossils.

This mill on Lake Erie appears to shrink as a viewer approaches thanks to an optical illusion.

The largest single concentration of harmless garter snakes in the world is a writhing Canadian serpent orgy.

The world's largest and most outstanding marl lake regularly changes color.

The only way to visit this old resort hotel is with scuba gear.

A mysterious spot where the laws of gravity seem not to apply.