Places nicopadayhag Wants to Go

Coast along one of Japan’s mountain railways for coveted views of magnificent hydrangeas.

This pond is so stunning it looks like you've stepped into one of Monet's masterpieces.

The 43-mile route crosses through six islands with gorgeous views of the Seto Inland Sea.

This isolated Japanese mountain village untouched by time showcases unique and stunning traditional architecture.

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

This remarkable collection devoted to the study of fish includes 1 million preserved specimens from all around the world.

Sleep beneath the big screen at this old-school movie theater.

This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.

A fine, large-aperture telescope available for public use.

The longest continuous lava tube in the continental U.S. offers 2.5 miles of dark explorations for the adventurous.

Teeming with illegal goods and services, this towering maze of vice is also a popular tourist accommodation.

A colossal floating restaurant built to look like a ancient Chinese imperial palace.

Climb to the top of the world's largest seated bronze Buddha.

The world's largest man-made underground caverns offer unparalleled underwater wonders.

Home to the Amorphophallus titanum "Corpse Flower," which is among the largest flowers in the world and also smells powerfully of rotting flesh when in bloom.

A Cajun-style Christmas on the river also involves sky-high pyres and explosives.

The multinational Burger King chain is banned from operating within 20 miles of a family restaurant filed under the same name.

Tour the luxe "glass cage" that inspired and unnerved the architecture world upon its debut.

For just a few bucks, this Iowa funicular will let you feel like an 1800s fat cat.

A warning to the weak-kneed: This narrow bridge does its swinging eight stories high.

A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.

Beloved bar home to musicians of all eras and reputations.

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.