Places sarahvjanet Wants to Go

Closed for decades, this strange symbol of Japan's Expo '70 has finally opened its psychedelic insides to the public.

We heard you like volcanoes so we put a volcano in your volcano so you can die for sure...

One of Kyoto's oldest food establishments has supplied soba noodles to temple priests and the Imperial Palace.

Shells collected from over a hundred different countries line the walls, floors and ceilings of this fantasy museum.

Reportedly 1,400 years old, this may be the first of the Fiji Mermaids.

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.

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

This subterranean spot might be the epitome of Japan's baroque, retro coffee houses.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.

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 ancient Irish tower could easily have stood in for Rapunzel's prison.

This Neolithic passage tomb forms part of a World Heritage Site.

An ancient chamber filled with wonderful rock art and a Neolithic carving of a human face.

This Bronze Age tomb is the centerpiece of a clearing within a beautiful Irish forest.

The remains of this deep, dark mine have left behind a haunting rocky warren of tunnels.

This ancient Irish landscape boasts hundreds of legendary ruins.

There might not be much left of these Irish ruins, but their linguistic legacy is still going strong.

This is the largest cemetery in Ireland and the first cemetery museum in the world.

The home of Ireland's last leprechauns is officially protected by the European Union.

This Irish museum in a historic 19th century market pays tribute to the glory of butter.

The world's toughest modern Christian pilgrimage leads directly to the gates of Hell.

A rocky Irish outcropping with a history of wealth, conflict, and ruin.

The house where the writer spent his formative years.