Places philbo Wants to Go

When this clock strikes a certain time, puppets showcase a story of life in Edo Japan.

Meet the world's longest tapeworm in a collection that really gets under your skin.

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

This subterranean spot might be the epitome of Japan's baroque, retro coffee houses.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

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

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

The large collection of pre-Columbian pottery might make you blush.

Tucked behind the Institute of Neurological Science down a decrepit street resides the largest display of human brains in Latin America.

A market for witches is hidden within a train station.

More than 2,000 species of tropical plants call this nature preserve and sanctuary home.

A priest with no formal artistic training used basic house paint to create gorgeous religious scenes inside this historic church.

Ten acres of the Kula Forest Reserve make up this wondrous state park.

This ruined fort and statue are a testament to the last king of Kaua‘i’s savvy diplomacy skills, which briefly brought Russians to Hawai‘i.

Images chiseled into the basalt here date back an estimated 300 years.

The southernmost point in the United States is a beautiful place to look at but a deadly place to wade in.

Get up close and personal with these majestic fish.

Submerged lava formations create incredible waterworks.

A cooled lava flow from the Haleakalā volcano formed these surreal-looking columnar basalt structures.

This legendary urban waterfall creates a dazzling display of rainbows.

A series of waterfalls and pools that flow through the 'Ohe'o Gulch and into the ocean.

Hide from the tourist hordes in these relatively unknown, and unguarded lava caves.