Places kendallmbailey Wants to Go

Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.

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

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

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

This bar is filled with Star Wars merchandise from around the world, all of it unlicensed knockoffs.

A moss-covered statue of a Japanese Buddhist deity stands at a quiet temple in downtown Osaka.

This kitsch-forward diner is dedicated to an almost-forgotten “one-cent” prototype of okonomiyaki.

More than 300 years old, Kyoto's historic "teahouse" still operates as an invitation-only geisha club.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.

The rest of him lived another 61 years and was buried elsewhere.

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.

At night, this glittering musical tunnel draws skaters and photographers.

Eight huge lanterns lining a city street can change color on command.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

This shop and gallery is a modern-day cabinet of curiosities, unassumingly positioned along an urban thoroughfare.

A trio of colossal statues spread across a Dallas neighborhood chart the emergence of a giant robot born of a locomotive and spilled gin.

See the sky in a new way through this art installation.

A mythical chimera first sculpted in 1936 as a mix of the main animals of Texas livestock.

This collection of bronze hands comes from astronauts, presidents, baseball greats, and more.

This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.

This Vietnamese hell cave lets visitors take a walk through a devilish underworld full of demons.

These two monoliths have stood at the entrance to the neighborhood since the days it was called "Hollywoodland."