Places kyrstyn03 Wants to Go

A 1950s Googie burger stand is now a Los Angeles landmark.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

A look into the Church of Scientology's deeply unfavorable view of psychiatry.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

At the right time of day, sunlight floods through the roof of this cave and illuminates the small pavilion hidden within.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

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

Once living up to its name as the grandest hotel in all of Africa, the Grande Hotel is now home to a community of squatters.

A collection of colorful dinosaurs hidden in an actual rainforest.

This Croatian island is for sale but no one is buying due to the dozens of accused Nazi sympathizers who were massacred there after WWII.

Despite a recent paint job, the factory still sits empty.

This retro underwater observation tower would make the perfect lair for a sea-loving villain.

Abandoned Japanese ghost town gives a glimpse into what our own metropolises may leave behind.

The world’s first hotel to be run by robots.

A Japanese cat island also populated by the descendants of a band of banished samurai.

A railway station takeout shop sells boxed meals in containers shaped like trains and snowmen that hold the country’s abundant regional delicacies.

The only thing sweeter than the potatoes is the canine proprietor of this roadside stall.

Tokyo’s only Ainu restaurant serves Indigenous food from northern Japan.

One of Japan's most famous sights, the bridge was originally built in 1673.

Reportedly 1,400 years old, this may be the first of the Fiji Mermaids.

The bartenders at this crime-fighting theme cafe are actual private detectives by day.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.