Places nmmontague Wants to Go

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

A former Oz-themed attraction that has fallen into disrepair, but still holds some of the original magic.

The largest falcon hospital in the world, caring for over 6,000 feathered patients every year.

This cave holds a surprisingly colorful variety of geological oddities.

A bypass decorated with large wooden troll carvings.

One Austrian's singular yard is now preserved as a folk art garden of concrete wonders.

One of the last surviving C-97s sits in a field in front of a Wisconsin inn.

This is not your typical jungle gym.

Though it's thrived abroad, this forgotten Dunkin' rival has just one store left in the States.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

A bovine sumo match in which both bulls live to fight another day.

Elaborate series of tunnels where traces of mass suicide are still visible.

A tiny collection of traditional Japanese woodblock prints, open only when the owner feels like it.

A World War II battle site made famous by one man's heroic actions.

Surreal giant face-pillars welcome visitors from across the globe to this hotel.

These ordinary blocks of stone are the last surviving remains of Tokyo's infamous red-light district.

This monument gives insight into how lost children were found in Edo-period Tokyo.

The site where the famous city gate once stood, now in the middle of a playground.

Have a soak at this retro bathhouse, where you will find Japan's first electric bath, tiling from Spain, and wood carvings representing the Japanese invasion of Manchuria.

Established over a thousand years ago, this family-run teahouse continues to serve skewers of sweet rice cake to this day.

These sculptures were created by a 17th-century artist who had never seen an elephant.

This brothel-turned-restaurant features plenty of surprises and elaborate, extravagant architecture.

Unbeknownst to most passersby, this marble statue standing outside an office building is a genuine piece of second-century Rome.

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.