Places rog18 Wants to Go

A tilted water tank turned tourist attraction.

Take a lick of the legendary homemade miso paste that protected this Buddhist temple’s scrolls from a fire centuries ago.

For six months of the year, three giant mirrors direct a pool of sunshine onto this otherwise occluded town.

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

This 11th-century fortress is now the seat of Aragon’s state legislature.

A pair of rivaling shrines dedicated to Lady Oiwa, the most famous vengeful ghost in Japan.

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

This mysterious sign claims an American astronomer haunts the building—but is it true?

The city is full of whimsical portals to another world.

A beautiful Victorian-era cemetery, complete with a miniature village.

A magical world of elves and fairies tucked amongst the trees in Colombia.

This secret Swiss fortress is disguised as a harmless pink house, complete with fake windows.

A little Lego easter egg is hidden underwater in the Boston Tea Party tableau at Miniland.

Narrowest house in Boston.

A miniature Corsican village built out of pebbles.

The forgotten remains of the first steamship that launched on Lake Tanganyika.

Taxidermy and miniatures come together to create this unique museum.

A hidden paradise in one of Florida’s most unique rivers.

A pristine beach on the Gulf of Mexico with deep ties to Pensacola’s Black community.

Rejoice at Amsterdam's ‘pop temple,’ a former church reborn as a raucous music venue.

This whimsical statue marks the high water level from the Great Flood of 1993.

The bust of a 15th-century Albanian leader in the middle of London.

Take a ferry across the Paraíba river in one of these 1980s bus-turned-boats.