Places nabbott5 Wants to Go

The museum calls itself the "National Museum of the Paranormal" and is full of eerie oddities.

Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.

Fine dining 20 feet below the surface in the Indian Ocean.

An underwater restaurant, surrounded by a coral reef.

This tiered waterfall is so pretty it may cause visitors to cry tears of their own.

A sobering scientific reminder of the human damage caused by the advent of the nuclear age.

Cherry blossom season comes early in this Japanese town where pink flowers line the streets and riverbanks.

With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.

The largest of the Fuji Five Lakes is home to an impressive swan population—some real, some with paddles, and one with an observation deck.

These Japanese gardens are blankets of light for dark winter nights.

Unusual hexagonal rocks formed by cooling lava named for their resemblance to traditional Japanese tatami mats.

A steaming, boiling hellscape sources Hokkaido's thermal baths.

The largest volcanic caldera in Japan holds an entire city in its maw.

A Japanese corporation has turned this small island town into living modern art gallery.

This pair of small sea rocks has been "wed" using rope and ancient Shinto tradition.

A massive cave complex boasts some of the clearest water (and most charming bats) in the world.

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

Japanese island famous for poison gas and fluffy bunnies.

Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.

Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

Fine dining in the bizarre world of Lewis Carroll.