Places StepYoshi Wants to Go

This small island off the coast of Uruguay hosts the largest colony of sea lions and fur seals in the southern hemisphere.

According to a local legend, this old castle could only be built after a woman was immured in the walls.

Walrus skulls and narwhal bones were found here while excavating a 900-year old church.

This cemetery is dedicated to the people who died fighting for democracy in South Korea.

Built on the side of a mountain, this once poor village has been turned into the "Santorini of Korea"

All that remains of an ancient royal palace is a water channel that was used for drinking games.

This sturdy, circular stronghold served as one of the forts that protected the Venetian Lagoon.

The grotto where Saint Ignatius of Loyola lived as a hermit for nearly a year.

The Italian revolutionary's legendary wife is portrayed on horseback waving a gun and holding her child in this memorial on the Janiculum.

Inaccessible by foot, Japan's most secluded train station sits in the middle of nowhere.

Perhaps the most spectacular grotto along the Algarve coastline.

A burial vault located under Tiber Island in the middle of the Italian capital.

A traditional village rooted in the Joseon Dynasty.

A replica of the first seismoscope ever invented.

Walk or bike along a narrow strip of Belgium sandwiched by German territory.

Tokyo’s only Ainu restaurant serves Indigenous food from northern Japan.

The site of a legendary battle immortalized in medieval literature.

One of Vietnam's most iconic landmarks was built by Japanese traders and is now in danger of sinking.

The only Shinto shrine in Europe that has been officially sanctioned by Japan.

Italy's only urban waterfall has enchanted artists and travelers for centuries.

Once the site of a 12-century monastery, this tiny island is now home to only five permanent residents.

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

The ruins of this medieval castle now stand as a monument against all wars.

This seaside Italian village doesn't just look Escher-esque, it actually inspired the mind-bending artist.