Places Imeka Wants to Go

This sprawling scenic burial ground is the final resting place of Japan's last shogun.

Stuck in a bygone era, the oldest subterranean shopping street in Japan hides beneath the popular Asakusa district of Tokyo.

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.”

A picturesque vertical garden provides respite from the bustling streets of Bordeaux.

In 1977, an eccentric book lover formed a micronation for book lovers.

The first green space constructed on an elevated viaduct.

During World War II, Austria's oldest salt mine was used to store thousands of pieces of stolen artwork.

An ancient and majestic fortress that played an integral role in Portugal's road to independence.

This small chapel is built of human bones and decorated with a golden skeleton.

An exquisite collection of fairytale conveyances that puts most car museums to shame.

Located in the thermoelectric factory that once powered the entire city, this Portuguese museum is shockingly fascinating.

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

Ancient catacombs form the foundation for this Rococo orgy of a church.

Houses are tucked between, on, and underneath giant boulders.

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

This neon sign is an homage to an Alfred Hitchcock film.

Adolph Sutro's little-known, geographically inaccurate, deprecated monument.

A shining sculpture made of 3,115 lights, the number of visible stars in the Northern Hemisphere.

To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.

Where Cusack's record store from the film "High Fidelity" was located.

A group of college students hauled a desk up a mountain more than 40 years ago. The notebooks inside have become a makeshift time capsule.