Places RakelOm Wants to Go

This mesmerizingly colorful pond looks like a scene straight out of a fairytale.

With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.

A real-life replica of a home from Hayao Miyazaki's beloved movie "My Neighbor Totoro."

The tallest bronze seated statue of the Buddha in Japan.

The 43-mile route crosses through six islands with gorgeous views of the Seto Inland Sea.

A museum dedicated to the history of Tokyo's often-overlooked working-class district.

A World War II torpedo launch station abandoned off the Polish coast.

These free-roaming horses were once destined to disappear from the land.

This 40-room dwelling tucked within a cliff was built by the basin's prehistoric residents.

Some of the clearest water anywhere in the world.

This unusual rock formation looks like an apple that has been neatly sliced in half.

These particularly resplendent rodents are the state animal of Maharashtra.

This 15th-century cave complex is one of the very few monasteries to stay open throughout World War II and the Soviet regime.

A memorial to a giant seabird that was hunted to extinction.

Ancient stone graves shaped like ships provided a Viking-like burial to carry the dead to the afterlife.

Largest island in the Baltic Sea experiences such idyllic weather that roses bloom in the middle of December.

Crooked windswept pines give this old forest an enchanted and magical look.

History, geography, and shamanism meet in this eye-catching monument to the greatness of three empires.

A comprehensive collection of bonsai set in a beautiful campus.

This small 16th-century church in Athens is almost entirely surrounded by a modern building.

A Museum of Psychiatry in a still-operating mental institution.

A 14th-century fortified keep showcases the masterpieces of an ingenious 20th-century clockmaker.

A marble Lucifer hides behind the pulpit of this Gothic cathedral.

Three floors of musical instruments coming from all corners of the world and hundreds of years of musical history.