Places stevehadley Wants to Go

This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

This enormous "shamoji" means more to the people of Miyajima than just a way getting rice onto a plate.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

Museum dedicated to the largest battleship ever built.

A museum of space exploration in the UFO capital of Japan.

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

A museum dedicated to the least secret spy is actually an attempt to get Hollywood's attention.

Shells collected from over a hundred different countries line the walls, floors and ceilings of this fantasy museum.

Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.

Experience park where visitors are told to expect the unexpected.

One of the bloodiest and most important battles in Japanese history is recreated with kitschy concrete statues.

Perhaps the world's cheapest vending machines.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

This bar is filled with Star Wars merchandise from around the world, all of it unlicensed knockoffs.

There's light and a dreamlike panorama at the end of this tunnel.

A local scoured more than 1,000 acres for stone to create his masterpiece.

The largest collection of model trains in the world is actually run using full-size locomotive technology.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

Achill's most recently abandoned village dates back to to the Age of Enlightenment.

Enthusiasts of the mid-20th century magician and comedian erected this statue in the small Welsh town in which he was born, even though the comedian only lived there for three years.