Heraklion, Greece
Knossos
A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Heraklion, Greece
A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.
Isle of Staffa, Scotland
This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The largest bottled beer collection in the world holds over 22,000 unique beer bottles.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Hotel designed by indie graphics artists.
Roskilde, Denmark
Nordic giants resurrected from the sea and restored to their former greatness.
Helsinki, Finland
This endearingly discomfited urinating statue commemorates the sneaky pees had by us all.
Nagasaki, Japan
Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.
Sapporo, Japan
This exacting restaurant will charge a fine for every grain of rice you've left behind.
Noboribetsu, Japan
After a short 5 year run, this former major theme park sits in ruin.
Kitakyushu, Japan
An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.
Beppu, Japan
Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.
Mutsu, Japan
This mountain's identity is stuck somewhere between a nightmare and a scenic tourist attraction.
Iwakuni, Japan
One of Japan's most famous sights, the bridge was originally built in 1673.
Hatsukaichi, Japan
This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.
Hatsukaichi, Japan
This enormous "shamoji" means more to the people of Miyajima than just a way getting rice onto a plate.
Hiroshima, Japan
A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.
Hiroshima, Japan
Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.
Kure, Japan
"Excuse me sir, your submarine is blocking my building."
Aomori, Japan
The tallest bronze seated statue of the Buddha in Japan.
Kure, Japan
Museum dedicated to the largest battleship ever built.
Oda, Japan
"Singing sands" and the world's largest hourglass reside near Japan's Kotogahama beach.
Inakadate, Japan
Giant art made in Japanese rice fields.
Takehara, Japan
Japanese island famous for poison gas and fluffy bunnies.
Miyoshi, Japan
Hanging over one of Japan’s “hidden valleys,” these vine bridges must be remade every three years.