Places joparkman Wants to Go

A private museum dedicated to preserving the heritage of Mardi Gras' most beloved underdog parades, open by appointment.

The only place to see live frogs don pigtails and top hats, then eat their scrumptious legs.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

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

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

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

One of 100 “Whaling Wall" murals painted in 13 different countries by a renowned marine life artist.

A beautiful Gilded Age hotel in the White Mountains with surprising diplomatic history.

A man killed in a hunting accident is eternally guarded by a granite hound tombstone.

A serene plaza that commemorates one of the Granite State's most iconic figures.

3,200-square-foot mural inside Dartmouth Library depicts the history of America with images of human sacrifice, ancient gods, and other unspeakable terrors.

The gravestones in this historic cemetery are carved with mysterious faces.

Known as one of the most climbed mountains in the world, this barren peak is permanently bald thanks to an anti-wolf fire.

A 12,000-year-old bog boasting rare plants and fauna.

This historic mini-suspension bridge was swept away once but is now here to stay.

Annual celebration commemorating the 1965 sighting of strange lights in the town.

A very big rock just plopped down in the New England woods.

According to the experts at the Guinness World's Record office, this is the longest candy counter in the world.

Around 100 sculptures from artists all over the world decorate the hiking trails surrounding this locale.

The largest arcade museum in the world chronicles the golden age of video games which ended promptly in 1987.

This narrow canyon has been carved by the river over thousands of years into spectacular and curious forms.

Even Henry David Thoreau found this glacial pothole irresistible.