Matsusaka, Japan
Gojōban Yashiki Samurai Residences
Descendants of the samurai who guarded Matsusaka Castle during the Edo period still live in these charming historic houses (and visitors can enter one of them for free).
Places Shalom Alexandra Wants to Go
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Trassenheide, Germany
Upside-Down House of Trassenheide
The first (but not only) upside-down house in Germany.
Ratlinghope, England
Grave of the Last Sin-Eater
A quiet country churchyard holds a monument to the last known sin-eater in England.
Schattenhalb, Switzerland
The Reichenbach Falls
The alpine falls where Sherlock Holmes apparently met his demise can actually be visited.
Wellesley, Ontario
Bean Puzzle Tombstone
It took over 100 years to decode this enigmatic epitaph for two buried brides.
Kerry, Ireland
Skellig Michael
Perfectly preserved ancient monastery in an impossibly dramatic location on a rocky island in the Atlantic.
