Places Kanashii Wants to Go

Carved faces add a touch of magic to this island's impressive oak trees.

A remnant of the 19th-century dream to discourage people from drinking booze by offering them water.

This Indonesian village was revitalized by a vibrant rainbow paint job.

The site of the first "historically true" UFO encounter in the U.S.

An unusual assortment of art, furniture, and other curiosities.

With the touch of a button, you can read a randomly selected short story.

Hans Christian Andersen for the postmodern world.

This rare basalt crater lake is used to study the Moon and Mars.

One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.

The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.

The ruins of the "20-year town" lay out among the mountains of Alberta.

A hub of information on tropical diseases and their treatments.

France's high-tech, future-themed amusement park.

A majestic mansion designed in Mughalai style, complete with a turquoise onion dome.

The great American road trip, but smaller.

The oldest surviving botanic garden in the United States.

A monument to the man who almost killed Hitler.

This unique historical monument features large concrete spheres designed to resemble fallen stars.

The cardinal directions, set in stone.

A gravestone marks where a man's lost limb was laid to rest.

A magnificent, Disneyesque chateau built for 150 lucky kindergarteners.

17th-century merchants in Bristol nailed their deals by placing money on these pedestals.

The statue's head is one of the few fragments of the original Urakami Cathedral to survive the atomic bomb.

A scattered trail of street art adds a pop of color to the city's stark structures.