Places steffiweirdtalk Wants to Go

A medical facility that has been kept frozen in time.

Narrow passes cut out of mountains surround the medieval capital of Japan.

It is said that coins washed in the waters here will miraculously multiply.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

The world's second-largest toy production company has a lineup of its heroes outside

The literal midpoint of the city, as all distances are calculated from this point

a short hiking tour, especially for couples, in a village with a „matching“ name

Memorial for the woman who invented the coffee filter

This bridge is the first to be made entirely from iron, but designed like it was still made of wood.

The peace and seclusion of Kyoto’s “Moss Temple” is no accident.

Mural made of 100,000 pieces of hand blown glass, and one of the largest glass murals in the US.

This historic castle is one of the oldest and most impressive in all of Japan.

According to one legend, this bridge was crafted after monkeys formed a body-bridge across the gorge.

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.