Places missrabbitmoon Wants to Go

A family of distorted sculptures stands outside Seoul's former imperial palace.

Displaying religious art made almost exclusively in modern styles helps set this Buddhist temple apart from the myriad others in Bangkok.

This striking sculpture of a supermodel in a yoga pose challenges traditional public art.

These Neolithic burial mounds and a still-intact passage tomb may have solar calendar significance on the spring and autumn equinoxes.

A fantastical glow-in-the-dark mural inspired by the city’s most famous writer, Kenji Miyazawa.

Thousands of rock-cut tombs fill the cliffs of this Sicilian nature preserve.

In a city famous for its cemeteries, it's no wonder these are easy to overlook—they clock in at just a few inches tall.

The craziest comic book shop in São Paulo.

This small canyon is home to a treasure trove of geological oddities.

From mid-September to early November, dreamy fields of pink muhly grass spring up all over South Korea.

Floating on the Sheffield and Tinsley Canal is a contorted canal boat that honors the waterway’s heritage.

Giant Buddhas carved into sandstone walls line this Laotian motorbike route.

Tucked into the heart of historic Irvington, this 56-year-old metaphysical shop specializes in the olde ways.

An eclectic fountain commemorating the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Dioramas retell the obscure local legends and ghost stories of Sharjah, from a living palm tree to a headless camel.

Slip in a slide while waiting for the ferry.

The final resting place of Dicky Pearce, the last court jester in England.

A small, family-friendly museum dedicated to the “god of special effects” who brought Godzilla to life.

High in the trees or suspended between cables, these surreal structures are the works of a unique Japanese architect.

This trio of reliefs—an ear, a mouth, and a pair of eyes—carved into the walls of flooded quarries is a monument to spying.

The upstairs museum delves into the Lawson family murder, whose eight victims were embalmed at this store in 1929.

Built in 1925, this glass-roofed shopping arcade is known for its modernist Italian architecture.

This museum and curiosity shop provides a glimpse into an often-overlooked past to show guests that there is beauty and wonder in the macabre.

An inverted staircase above the entrance to the Bethnal Green Underground Station functions as a memorial for people who lost their lives during the worst civilian disaster in the U.K. during World War II.