Places squiddlydoo Wants to Go

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.

Vintage furniture and art share space with all manner of collectibles at this quirky shop in Bangkok.

A treasure trove of pathological, forensic, parasitological, and anatomical specimens.

Another statue of Japan's most famous dog stands in his hometown.

An Akita-themed facility modeled after the old Shibuya Station, erected in honor of Hachiko, a famously loyal dog.

A bizarre, tuberculosis sanatorium-themed café moonlighting as an underground art gallery.

This futuristic-looking museum was built for the centennial of Japan's most innovative toilet.

It is rumored that if you spot this little golden frog hiding in plain sight, good luck will come your way.

This unique museum explores the world of Japanese demons and spirits.

This extremely naked God of Drunkards welcomes visitors to Kochi Station.

A unique art exhibit home to letters addressed to those unable to receive them.

A kitsch shrine dedicated to the ogre-slaying folktale hero born from a peach.

A nondescript building is home to a one-room museum filled with an overwhelming array of art and objects.

The former home of queer novelist Yoshiya Nobuko memorializes her contributions to modern-day manga.

Is this cat asleep or just pretending?

Its collection distills more than 60 years of pop culture in Japan, from Godzilla to Hulk Hogan.

This bathhouse includes an option to soak in radioactive water.

Walls of VHS tapes adorn this Golden Gai B horror movie themed bar.

The statue's head is one of the few fragments of the original Urakami Cathedral to survive the atomic bomb.

A collection of more than 1,000 teddies from nearly any profession.

Home to a legend of the supernatural raccoon dog, a rare wooden structure of Edo, and witnesses of the Tokyo bombings.

This village is home to the largest existing settlement of the Ainu, the Indigenous people of Japan.

This seven story Japanese love hotel now stands in ruins.

Japan's hottest hot spring has a memorable name.