Places noaha Wants to Go

These lesser-known Maltese catacombs date back over 1,700 years.

Burial grounds for more than 1,000 bodies deep under the modern town of Rabat.

A surreal botanical garden with an even more surreal tour guide.

This medieval city gate is now a blend of the past and the modern world.

Suffocating dogs was a common spectacle in the fumes of this noxious cave.

An unusual "skull with ears" sits in the crypt of this small church tucked away at the end of a narrow alley.

The burial place of an obscure North African saint was turned into a macabre body preservation factory for the 17th-century Neapolitan elite.

An underground paleo-Christian burial site composed of the remains of several cemeteries and Basilicas.

This magical-looking island is notorious for the misfortunes suffered by its owners.

The Neapolitan Cult of the Dead still cares for the skulls at this mini-Fontanelle.

These "anatomical machines" are only one of the many strange items in this Italian crypt.

Make your own fake treats at this factory and workshop in the epicenter of Japan's food replica industry.

Burial mound for the ears and noses of thousands of mutilated Korean soldiers.

Largest graveyard in all of Japan surrounds a famous mausoleum.

A small island with no monkeys but plenty of military ruins.

A railway station takeout shop sells boxed meals in containers shaped like trains and snowmen that hold the country’s abundant regional delicacies.

Thirty architectural gems from the 19th- and early 20th-century Tokyo were restored and relocated to this space.

An unlikely hit, this museum is dedicated to the inventor of instant ramen and cup noodles.

The only thing sweeter than the potatoes is the canine proprietor of this roadside stall.

This active volcano's siren song to suicide jumpers forced authorities to build a fence.

A steaming, boiling hellscape sources Hokkaido's thermal baths.

A Japanese cat island also populated by the descendants of a band of banished samurai.

Unusual hexagonal rocks formed by cooling lava named for their resemblance to traditional Japanese tatami mats.

Transport yourself to the 1980s era of video games at this themed restaurant and bar.