Places netochka Wants to Go

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

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

A Frankenstein blend of science and art allows one tree to produce 40 different types of stone fruit.

A statue commemorating a 16-year old girl's nighttime ride to raise a militia against attacking British troops.

After the comedian dissed a Connecticut town on his show, they named a sewage treatment plant after him.

One of the largest collections of merchandise from the famous British sci-fi show can be found smack in the middle of Indiana.

Hidden inside one of the world's most well-visited zoos is a secret plaque promising eternal life.

The first pet cemetery in the United States.

This hidden, women-built-and-operated Nevada temple on Shoshone Native American land is dedicated to the Egyptian lion goddess Sekhmet among other goddesses.

The final resting place of one of Germany's most accomplished Renaissance men.

The humble home where the famous beat author lived briefly and wrote one of his most famous works.

Loyal fans of one television's most famous painters still come to pay their respects.

Dine at a legendary after-hours joint frequented by David Bowie and Iggy Pop.

It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

Manatees congregate around a power plant's discharge canal where the water is especially warm.

This small Catskills village has six independent bookstores and more bookshops than restaurants.

The Vermont square that inspired Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery."

Discovered by cows, these upstate New York show caves are presented with a healthy dose of psychedelic folk art.

The first evidence of some of the Earth's earliest life was found in this fossilized undersea grotto.

Two mermen, eternally spitting into each other's mouths.

A beautiful multicolored mound formed by the mineral deposits of the Orenda Spring.