Places kattowice Wants to Go

This shrine dedicated to a legendary swordsman has become a pilgrimage site for the ill and infirmed.

According to one legend, this bridge was crafted after monkeys formed a body-bridge across the gorge.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

Kawaii meets poisonous at this unique art gallery.

This massive, beautifully-lit underground quarry leaves visitors in awe.

A wooden prison doesn't sound like a good idea, yet this abandoned 1950s detention center still stands today.

This ancient burial cave along a roadside is also home to several Buddhist sculptures.

A shrine dedicated to the sacred white snakes of Iwakuni, whose albinism has been passed down for generations.

A site where ten to twenty thousand Edo-era prisoners were put to death.

Thirty architectural gems from the 19th- and early 20th-century Tokyo were restored and relocated to this space.

This bakery and museum offers tours of the tastes and mythology of Aachen's signature spice biscuit—just don't ask for the recipe.

Cherry blossom season comes early in this Japanese town where pink flowers line the streets and riverbanks.

These ancient sunken lanes were naturally tunneled into the soft ground by countless footsteps.

The divine septet of Japanese fortune gods are rendered in 1,000-year-old wood at this peaceful site.

A magnificent Neogothic tomb hides within this Italian fairytale-like forest.

Artwork tucked within the trees greets visitors with surreal sonic experiences.

In the Hugging Tree Forest, lingonberry marshmallows, hot chocolates, and the best campfire lattes north of the Arctic Circle come to you.

A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.

Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.

This gnarled old tree supposedly sprouted from seeds kept in the pocket of a 16th-century Spanish sailor.

The tomb of history's greatest potato promoter is surrounded by tubers.

The oldest cemetery of modern-day Athens blends the modern and ancient worlds.

A 16th-century fountain marks the site of a lost medieval cemetery once filled with mass graves.