Places PobbleFrog Wants to Go

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.

Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

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

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

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.”

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

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

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

The largest terracotta fountain in the world, built to commemorate Britain’s Victorian achievements.

Scotland still bears an enormous scar of its Roman past.

Built in the 16th century, the tower is now in ruins.

This historic timepiece was a popular meeting place for romantic rendezvous in the 1960s.

A controversial interactive sculpture that "weeps" water.

This site contains preserved ruins and industrial remnants of Western Australia's mining heritage.

Originally made for a fruit festival in the area in 1998 this was then erected outside the railway station and is now one of Australia’s iconic “Big Things” right at the side of the highway.

This former convent has been reimagined as a community center for artists.

A tiny town's spinning, whirling propeller collection holds Australia's largest windmill.

This natural amphitheatre has been carved over millennia into the layered sedimentary rock of Karijini National Park.