Places Sahakiel Wants to Go

This sprawling scenic burial ground is the final resting place of Japan's last shogun.

An oddly touching memorial to a little-remembered nuclear tragedy.

A Catholicism-themed restaurant where sacrilege is on the menu.

Meet the world's longest tapeworm in a collection that really gets under your skin.

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

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

The freshest fish here are the ones you catch yourself.

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

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

A Japanese concept restaurant that feels like a party thrown by the monsters in your closet.

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

This hauntingly beautiful cemetery outside a medieval citadel is full of winding paths and ivy-covered graves.

The Natural History Museum that time forgot.

The preserved arm of a third-century sorcerer is believed to have the power to lift curses and spells.

The bust of Romania’s most notorious ruler, Vlad Dracula aka "Vlad the Impaler," keeps watch over the ruins of his medieval court.

One of the oldest churches in Romania is believed to have been built on the site of a pagan temple.

This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.

A giant portrait of an ancient king looms over the river.

The legendary cliffside castle of three-time Voivode of Wallachia, Vlad the Impaler.

The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."

This solitary monastery may hold the remains of Vlad the Impaler (but probably not).

The Brutalist building harbors an unusual inverted dome that swoops down over its central sacred room.

The painter of "The Scream" is laid to rest under a stoic bust of himself in the humble corner of an Oslo cemetery.