Places pamelajoon Wants to Go

Once the foundation for a mansion, these ruins now offer amazing panoramic coastal views.

With print dying, this local paper keeps the lights on by doubling as a stunning cafe and cocktail bar.

Flip your own pancakes in this old sugar mill within a Florida state park.

Monty Python fans will recognize this abandoned mine as the Cave of the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog.

Mythical beasts symbolizing the city of Tokyo guard a historic bridge.

The famous artist couple lived and worked here, in two different houses connected by a bridge.

A Black Forest cuckoo clock theme park features one timepiece big enough to walk inside.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.

The uniquely-designed winter home and sculpture studio of Anna and Archer Huntington.

On Hilton Head Island this bronze King of the Sea rules all things briny—and lets you know if you’re late for lunch.

This recently rediscovered Civil War-era submarine was the first to ever sink an enemy ship.

The language and heritage of a nearly forgotten culture can still be explored in this Southern enclave.

A rapidly disappearing authentic bit of the old south.

Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

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

The freshest fish here are the ones you catch yourself.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

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

This "life-size" depiction of Mickey Mouse as a half-lobster is both whimsical and a bit creepy, standing guard over the Boston waterfront.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

A men’s restroom became a sandwich shop.