Places Shirussya Wants to Go

When German-Iraqi relations broke down, this embassy was vacated post haste.

A state-of-the-art medical facility from the Imperial era is now a derelict ruin.

An abandoned swimming pool decays on the outskirts of Berlin.

An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.

Residents of Berlin take their coffee and cake in one of the city’s most restful spaces: a cemetery.

This obscene artwork on the side of a newspaper office pokes fun at a rival paper's former editor-in-chief.

This futuristic German spa allows visitors to float in a pool of salt water while zoning out to underwater techno.

This watchtower once presided over the Berlin Wall.

For more than 170 years, this family-run bakery has been serving Berlin’s best Baumkuchen, or “tree cake.”

Fascinating early attempt at a Jewish autonomous settlement.

This retro underwater observation tower would make the perfect lair for a sea-loving villain.

A failed Russian themed village and amusement park in Niigata prefecture.

This seven story Japanese love hotel now stands in ruins.

The ruin of a Japanese love hotel almost completely overgrown with brambles.

This ruined Japanese stripclub sits half burnt to the ground.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

This western-themed amusement park is host to a large number of decaying animatronic cowboys.

A mysterious set of tunnels carved in the hills of rural northern Kyushu.

A serene mountaintop temple complex featuring one big, bronze Buddha.

The largest archaeological site from the Yayoi period.

This mountain's identity is stuck somewhere between a nightmare and a scenic tourist attraction.

These Japanese ruins have been brought back to life with elaborately recreated buildings.

Abandoned Japanese ghost town gives a glimpse into what our own metropolises may leave behind.

A quaint amusement park now sits, rusting and forgotten among the foliage.