Places stonoceno Wants to Go

Upside-down trees serve as natural flower pots in this hanging garden of Alaska.

Breathtakingly blue walls shimmer inside the "Glacier Behind the Town."

The ruins of Theodore Roosevelt's beloved ranch stand in a forgotten corner of a national park named after him.

The world's tallest turtle riding the world's largest snowmobile.

Three legendary, living albino buffalo roaming their pastures for all to see.

The pharmacy's retro ice cream mixer is one of the last of its kind.

Home of a French nobleman's short-lived attempt at raising cattle in the Badlands of North Dakota.

Part of a secret 1970s nuclear defense program is now open to the public.

The giant figure on the back of this turtle-shaped temple actually hides a memorial pendulum.

Giant art made in Japanese rice fields.

Inside the columbarium, thousands of colorful, high-tech Buddhas guard the ashes of the dead.

One of the world's largest tanks mimics the experience of watching rare whale sharks, giant rays, and deep sea creatures from the ocean floor.

Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.

The third-tallest statue in the world depicts the "Buddha of Infinite Light," complete with observation deck in his chest.

This high-design church is made up of two dizzying spirals meant to evoke the weaving together of marriage.

A museum dedicated to the history of Tokyo's often-overlooked working-class district.

This sprawling scenic burial ground is the final resting place of Japan's last shogun.

This subterranean spot might be the epitome of Japan's baroque, retro coffee houses.

The divine septet of Japanese fortune gods are rendered in 1,000-year-old wood at this peaceful site.

Each year this Japanese temple overflows with scowling, bearded good luck talismans.

Crawl through the hole in the middle of this stone to break off a bad relationship or initiate a good one.

Thirty architectural gems from the 19th- and early 20th-century Tokyo were restored and relocated to this space.

This retro underwater observation tower would make the perfect lair for a sea-loving villain.

A tiny collection of traditional Japanese woodblock prints, open only when the owner feels like it.