Places nickelcurry Wants to Go

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

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

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

We heard you like volcanoes so we put a volcano in your volcano so you can die for sure...

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

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

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

Huge herds of Asian elephants can be seen walking, bathing, and just chilling at this Sri Lankan park.

This collection of Japanese luck idols beckons visitors with over 2,000 waving paws.

For nearly 2,000 years this church has been waging war on local snakes by importing cats.

A century-old tradition has culminated in a small but singular collection of feline effigies.

This bronze statue was erected to honor a small Scottish town's beloved stray cat.

A giant 400-acre preserve in North Florida for displaced wolves.

A 26-foot shark sculpture—a statement about bombs—set off a municipal battle royale.

They squeal, they nosh, they look like predators.

One of the world's largest tanks mimics the experience of watching rare whale sharks, giant rays, and deep sea creatures from the ocean floor.

Rare and gorgeous birds abound in this protected wildlife sanctuary.

A sanctuary for wolves in a community which once trembled in fear of the murderous "Beast of Gévaudan."

A safe place for the wild donkeys of a hot vacation destination.

This Southern Californian Conservation Center is home to singing and howling apes.

Home to Hollywood history and a very special salt crystal.

This massive mushroom has spent centuries eating its way across a huge swath of Oregon.

One of the world's oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens.

One of the most controversial statues in Romania is an emperor with no clothes.