Places pamelajoon Wants to Go

This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

Hanging over one of Japan’s “hidden valleys,” these vine bridges must be remade every three years.

The magical, mossy forest that inspired 'Princess Mononoke.'

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

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

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

This small museum in a former church crypt contains artifacts of the Elephant Man, Jack the Ripper and Florence Nightingale.

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

One of the best places to see wild Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.

Japanese island famous for poison gas and fluffy bunnies.

Mural made of 100,000 pieces of hand blown glass, and one of the largest glass murals in the US.

This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.

This research center for rare prosimians is studying how they sleep to help prolong human life.

A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.

The barrel-made lookout from Shackleton's final ship is tucked away in the crypt of one of London's oldest churches.

An eccentric 18th century naval officer built a ship's quarterdeck on his roof, the inspiration for Mary Poppins's "Admiral Boom."

Lovers proclaim their unbreakable bond by leaving their names on locks fastened onto the Shoreditch fence in East London.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

Banksy gives themself artistic license with this piece of London street art.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.