Places tokyogoreroller Wants to Go

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese shrine.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

This collection of illusory paraphernalia has been culled from the history of London's premier magician's club.

This subterranean necropolis holds three floors of antler-dug grave caves.

The ruins of this gorgeous clifftop castle look like something from a fantasy novel.

Astonishing rock formations dot the Brimham Moor landscape.

The Jesus tree of Malta bears a striking resemblance to Christ on the cross.

Two geological phenomena in one precarious locale: a towering stone window, and a deep blue void.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

This museum houses an imposing skeleton army comprised of creatures great and small.

A haunting collection of the vanished and disappearing natural world.

Known as the "Dodo Manège," this carousel features a herd of animals that have disappeared—or may be gone soon.

Statue of death tucked in the University of Medicine courtyard.

This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.

Behind the pink curtain, Au Bonheur du Jour, an art gallery of erotic archives.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

A mechanized clock where a man fights off a dragon, crab, and rooster.

Skeletons dressed in extravagant 18th century royal costumes cavort in the aisles of this German basilica.

Spanning the El Chorro gorge, this pathway used to be one of the most dangerous crossings in the world.

Semi-precious Blue John stones have been mined in this cavern system for centuries.