Saitama, Japan
Tsuki Shrine
A unique Shinto shrine filled with bunnies and wordplay.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Saitama, Japan
A unique Shinto shrine filled with bunnies and wordplay.
Singapore
A venerated grave atop an ancient royal hill, often attributed to the last king of Singapura.
Rome, Italy
Believed to be the remains of the lost Temple of Minerva, this nymphaeum has been known by its misnomer to this day.
Tokyo, Japan
A site where ten to twenty thousand Edo-era prisoners were put to death.
Ashland, Pennsylvania
The only geyser in the state of Pennsylvania is caused by pressure from an abandoned coal mine outside of the ghost town Centralia.
Atrani, Italy
This seaside Italian village doesn't just look Escher-esque, it actually inspired the mind-bending artist.
Orchard, Colorado
In the early 1900s, hundreds of Black Americans found opportunity in this now-abandoned rural community.
Chugwater, Wyoming
A small Wyoming town is home to the state's oldest-operating soda fountain.
Denver, Colorado
In a dry, neglected cemetery lies the unassuming grave of a soldier vilified in life but celebrated in death.
Nankoku, Japan
Come for the fish sundae, stay for the collection of Studio Ghibli cat buses.
Aoussift, Morocco
In this desolate valley resides a gorgeous set of rocks sporting a technicolor design.
Province of Salerno, Italy
Amalfi's pre-industrial history is slowly being engulfed by the lush vegetation of the Ferriere Valley.
Castleton, Vermont
This magnificent Japanese garden provides a moment of Zen in rural Vermont.
Rättvik V, Sweden
An oil drilling mistake created this fountain that has been spraying water for over 150 years.
Blaxhall, England
Blaxhall's burgeoning boulder can't help putting on a few extra stones.
Madrid, Spain
An old, deep well, connected with a miraculous, divine rescue and the patron saint of Madrid.
Toledo, Spain
The fragmented remains of a massive public bath connected to the city's water supply.
Tokyo, Japan
A cursed torii gate still stands on the edge of Haneda Airport, decades after its shrine's relocation.
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Accessible only by train, the beauty of Agawa Canyon Wilderness Park is worth the journey.
Viña del Mar, Chile
A whimsical European-style chateau that calls the coast of Chile home.
Staten Island, New York
The final resting place of some of Staten Island's earliest settlers and their descendants.
Augsburg, Germany
This fountain tucked away in a park is the focal point of the only "Green Basilica" in Germany.
Gallicano nel Lazio, Italy
A colossal aqueduct from the second century B.C., deeply hidden in a gorge on the outskirts of Rome.
Le Castella, Italy
This scenic fortress dates back at least 2,400 years to the time of Magna Graecia.