Places NicholasManila Wants to Go

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

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

Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.

A Japanese concept restaurant that feels like a party thrown by the monsters in your closet.

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

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

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

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.

Mirrored floors and arched shelves create the illusion of an infinite tunnel of books.

These layered sandstone mountains in China look like they are made of pressed crayons.

A canvas of crops grow from vibrant red soil in this terraced farmland.

This psychedelic tourist trap is a leisurely descent into madness.

This abandoned fishing settlement may well be the greenest village in the world.

The world's longest outdoor escalator takes visitors to the top of China's largest dam and is also shaped like a dragon.

A total of 999 stairs lead visitors through a massive hole in a mountain known as the Gateway to Heaven.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

This vertical pinnacle in China was the inspiration for the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”

A part of the world's largest marsh seems to be growing bright red Martian grass.

A fifth-century temple improbably built into the side of a cliff.

Tucked away atop a quaint Alabama pharmacy is this tiny display of antique medical tools.

Famous for its bio-luminescent inhabitants, known as "dismalites."

The remains of an idyllic small town built for the film 'Big Fish' still stand around a rundown main street.

You'll need cowboy boots to trek to this old-fashioned saloon nestled in a giant natural cave.