Places loremipsum Wants to Go

A barbarous band of serpents guard the bases of these Aztec temples.

An Aztec temple, the largest man-made pyramid in the world, sits buried in earth with a Spanish church set on top.

These haunting ruins of a 700-year-old Prehispanic city have witnessed centuries of wars and massacres.

A tongue-in-cheek marker at the place where Robert Barr supposedly created Scotland’s favorite soft drink.

On this spot Lord Kelvin allegedly discovered absolute zero.

A small collection of objects of a bygone era hide in plain view.

A discarded umbrella stand from a women's prison is an object of pride at a library that is dedicated to women's culture and achievements.

A small shrine run entirely by vending machines.

Visit the cherry blossoms at Tokyo’s unofficial smallest mountain.

You can receive a blessing for your electronics at this Shinto shrine near Akihabara.

A small laundromat covered wall-to-ceiling with portrait drawings.

The remains of the vast manor that once belonged to Lord Kira, villain in the 47 Ronin story, is now a shrine dedicated to the incident.

Only recently added to the shrine, this googly-eyed snail demon of unknown origin is said to have eye-healing powers.

Run a wash cycle while sipping a latte at this community-oriented café.

Sample specialties from Xinjiang at this Shinjuku neighborhood gem.

A touching statue dedicated to Japan's first therapy dog.

Rubbing salt on this small stone dog is said to make wishes come true.

One of the few surviving World War II-era air-raid shelters in Tokyo.

Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.

This Japanese Manneken Pis gets new outfits for every occasion.

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

Inside the columbarium, thousands of colorful, high-tech Buddhas guard the ashes of the dead.

The first location of the eventual video game giant.

Tiny pyrophyllite spheres from 3 billion years ago.