Places platyjule Wants to Go

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

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

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

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

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

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

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

One of the oldest continually operating drinking establishments west of the Mississippi.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

This Roman arch marks the location of an ancient gate at one of the Seven Hills of Rome.

One of several skulls claiming to belong to the beheaded St. John the Baptist is on display at this Roman church.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

A collection of objects supposedly singed by the hands of souls in purgatory.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

The body of St. John Neumann and his collection of hundreds of relics, on display in a Philly church.

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

Philadelphia boasts one of the best — and most often overlooked — traditional Japanese gardens in North America.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

Saintly bones pressed into a wax effigy of a Catholic superstar.

A favorite Paris bar for U.S. expats, including Gershwin, Hemingway, and James Bond.