Places stumpa Wants to Go

Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.

Originally built as a promotional giveaway, this suburban house was designed to be an IRL version of the Simpson home.

There's nothing creepier than a cemetery next to a clown motel.

A mining town once rife with murderous disputes over its copious treasures now creates income as a popular spot for photo shoots.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

Known as the “Official Greeter of Juneau,” this dog still welcomes ships and their passengers to Alaska.

The stickered marker pinpoints where the only maintained road in the United States crosses into the polar region.

A giant poultry statue immortalizes one of Alaska's more humorous town names.

A rare kind of blue bear can be found chiefly in the national park that shares their name.

Internationally recognized group that works to protect the wolf and educate the public about its plight.

Japan's largest area of "pink moss" turns the hillside bright pink every spring.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

A steaming, boiling hellscape sources Hokkaido's thermal baths.

A Japanese cat island also populated by the descendants of a band of banished samurai.

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

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.

A stoic rock cairn is all that remains to remember one of the more brutal instances of frontier treachery in American history.

This former rail stop in Utah was abandoned, repopulated by some nostalgic friends, and now is home to a single DIY aviator who lives in a hangar.

An Ancestral Puebloan ruin that appears to burst into flames in the sunlight.

One of the world’s largest collections of petroglyphs records 2,000 years of human activity.