Places kattowice Wants to Go

Another statue of Japan's most famous dog stands in his hometown.

The northernmost of the 12 surviving feudal castles of Japan is known as a cherry blossom viewing spot.

This statue of a deified “hag” is said to protect children from the common cold and coughing fits.

According to local folklore, a demon left his handprints on these boulders, which became the prefecture’s namesake.

A rare double-receiver payphone housed in a fake tree.

This 400-year-old noodle joint was once frequented by a fox-turned-monk, according to local folklore.

An atmospheric shrine of mountain worship that is home to a number of curious folk tales.

A pair of rivaling shrines dedicated to Lady Oiwa, the most famous vengeful ghost in Japan.

This small museum celebrates the history of the Ouija board and its connection to the city of Baltimore.

Local legend claims that this is the final resting place of an infamous cannibal hag.

Legend says that a swarm of centipedes and snakes once crawled out of the tomb of this cursed princess.

A major Japanese execution ground site from the Middle Ages.

During the French annexation, 36 prisoners were executed using this device.

A glimpse into life in 1830s Tokyo, back during the heyday of the Tokugawa shogunate.

Retro as can be, this cinema still uses film reels and screens revivals of Shōwa-era hits and classics.

An independent cinema housed in a former pathological anatomy laboratory.

A bizarre object of worship believed to grant wishes to those who tie it up with a rope.

Home to Alan Turing, the cracking of the Enigma code, and Captain Ridley's shooting party.

An ancient mountain-cut pass runs largely forgotten in the suburbs of Kamakura.

A unique museum that explores the history of computing and digital culture in East Germany.

This tower is one of the best-preserved (and least-visited) remnants of medieval Paris.

This severely painted building has a twisted connection to the witch hunts of the 1640s.

A bronze statue commemorating his royal meowjesty, Toulouse.

An old woman cured cholera in the 1820s and now her grave is said to be the city’s most cursed object.