Places philippe gonzalvez Wants to Go

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

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

One of Japan's most famous sights, the bridge was originally built in 1673.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

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

The Hanshin Expressway goes right through its 5th, 6th, and 7th floors.

Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.

This giant seated Bhudda of Healing dates to the 1780s.

Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.

The world's largest drain sits below the city of Kasukabe, Japan.

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

The Buddhist temples of Yamadera, built into a mountain side, feature a viewing deck with sweeping views.

The self-mummified monks of Japan.

The Avenue of Mausolea is a series of grand palatial tombs.

Light still pours into the ruins of this ancient Islamic observatory.

A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.

This "tower of death" has acted as an observatory, a religious hub, and an executioner's lair.

A cemetery with goat-horn bedecked gravestones.

Once a bustling fishing port, this semi-ghost town is now more than 90 miles away from the shore.

Submerged trees jut ghost-like out of an idyllic turquoise mountain lake.

Mysterious spherical rocks in the semi-desert of western Kazakhstan.

A modern tower, symbolizing the legend of a golden egg on top of the tree of life.

Thirteen sculptures in central Moscow graphically depicting vices of the modern world.