Places steffiweirdtalk Wants to Go

The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.

A pair of trousers or a dress was hoisted up the shore station’s flagstaff to announce the birth of a baby to the lighthouse keeper working offshore.

Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.

The lesser-known of just two Japanese Gardens in Ireland stands as a memorial to an obscure but fascinating travel writer and journalist

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

A rare example of an ancient Japanese hill castle believed to be the fortress of a legendary demon.

This unusual "magical shrine" honors a legendary raccoon-dog god that stowed away to Japan from some far-off land.

A Japanese corporation has turned this small island town into living modern art gallery.

The final resting place to 300 Victorian-era pets hides inside the city park.

Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.

A moai decorated with the depiction of a European ship.

This large round boulder is said to emit spiritual power, but it may just be magnets.

The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.

The former desk of Fire Chief Joseph "Bum" Farto is all that remains after his mysterious disappearance following a drug conviction.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.

The famous abolitionist’s preserved estate is one of Washington's finest monuments to its great Black citizens.

Engraved in stone here are the signatures of everyone who signed the Declaration of Independence.

Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.

They say the internet is forever but just in case, the shiba inu behind an iconic meme has been immortalized in bronze.

This monument, 60 feet tall and 30 feet wide, is an exact replica of one in Ponta Delgada, Azores.

The beautifully tiled, hidden resting place of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan’s wet nurse, tucked away behind a bustling railway track.

This historic Amsterdam bar used to accept sailor's monkeys as payment.

The first archaeological site discovered by aerial photography.