Places krittypryde Wants to Go

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

The demolished ruins of a poorly located Japanese Love Hotel.

Okinawan dining in a twenty foot tall, man-made tree house overlooking Naha Harbor.

This faux-seedy Japanese arcade is made up to look like a maze of alleys straight out of a cyberpunk dystopia.

High in the mountains of Kochi Prefecture, a magnificent library designed by a world-famous architect.

A giant rooftop ride with unbeatable views of Matsuyama city, the nearby mountain ranges, and the Inland Sea.

A deserted island in southwest Japan that once sheltered persecuted Christians.

Barbies stare from the walls, sit on the tables, and even pop out of cakes at this quirky cafe.

A collection of more than 1,000 teddies from nearly any profession.

An abandoned Art Deco hotel nestled on the side of a wooded mountain.

The small candy-colored ride is the last rooftop Ferris wheel in Tokyo.

"Bug Bug" Land, a natural park for beetle watching, still hasn't fully recovered from Fukushima's nuclear disaster.

One of the world's largest tanks mimics the experience of watching rare whale sharks, giant rays, and deep sea creatures from the ocean floor.

An anthropological theme park that depicts the cultures of around 20 different countries.

The largest of the Fuji Five Lakes is home to an impressive swan population—some real, some with paddles, and one with an observation deck.

The ruin of a Japanese love hotel almost completely overgrown with brambles.

Coast along one of Japan’s mountain railways for coveted views of magnificent hydrangeas.

Japan's largest area of "pink moss" turns the hillside bright pink every spring.

A disconnected rotary phone for "calling" lost loved ones offered a unique way of dealing with grief in disaster-stricken Japan.

These Japanese gardens are blankets of light for dark winter nights.