Places meredith Wants to Go

The house where John Wilkes Booth conspired with his co-conspirators.

This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

The fastest transatlantic ocean liner sat abandoned in a Philadelphia shipyard for decades.

The "first cat," "first dog," and even a presidential pygmy hippo all get their due in this museum.

The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

Secret North Korean passage discovered below the world's most dangerous border.

An unlikely hit, this museum is dedicated to the inventor of instant ramen and cup noodles.

The ruins of Japan’s premier water brothel.

This ruined Japanese stripclub sits half burnt to the ground.

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

This seven story Japanese love hotel now stands in ruins.

Museum showcases Japanese sexuality and some amazing ocean views.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

The demolished ruins of a poorly located Japanese Love Hotel.

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

A Japanese pilot crash-landed on this Hawaiian island after the Pearl Harbor attack and terrorized locals for a week.

One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.