Places positivelypossessed Wants to Go

A rare festival blending religion, blacksmiths, vagina dentata, sex workers, and the straight-up facts of life.

This pair of small sea rocks has been "wed" using rope and ancient Shinto tradition.

The world’s first hotel to be run by robots.

Museum showcases Japanese sexuality and some amazing ocean views.

The only thing sweeter than the potatoes is the canine proprietor of this roadside stall.

Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.

This isolated Japanese mountain village untouched by time showcases unique and stunning traditional architecture.

This pond is so stunning it looks like you've stepped into one of Monet's masterpieces.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

A massive cave complex boasts some of the clearest water (and most charming bats) in the world.

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

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

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

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

According to legend, this rock represents a young girl trapped by an evil ocean spirit.

A collection of colorful dinosaurs hidden in an actual rainforest.

This historic steamboat is scuttled just a few hundred feet from where it was built over a hundred years ago.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

The mysterious round rocks of Schooner Gulch.

This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.