Places tommyjay Wants to Go

Every spring, this walkway outside the Japan Mint turns into a cherry blossom tunnel.

The Hanshin Expressway goes right through its 5th, 6th, and 7th floors.

An abandoned Art Deco hotel nestled on the side of a wooded mountain.

A remote and slightly overgrown park filled with replicas of world landmarks.

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

This ominous Albanian fortress houses tanks and downed planes as a reminder of their victories over Western imperialism.

On top of a resort town as old as the Bronze Age sits an incredible war memorial statue overlooking the beaches below.

An Albanian monument to the Communism that nearly crushed the country is now a crumbling wreck.

In the heart of Tirana, this underground nuclear bunker has been transformed into a museum.

This area was created to save the region's koala population.

A tree that defies gravity grows in an ancient ruin.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

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

This breathtaking monastery was established by Saint Benedict himself 1,500 years ago.

Italy's third-largest Roman arena gives a peek into the underground operations beneath the ancient spectacles.

A sulfuric hellscape in southern Italy.

Terrifying derelict military hospital once housed a recuperating Hitler.

A state-of-the-art medical facility from the Imperial era is now a derelict ruin.

Berlin's old airport.

Several of these strange cone-shaped bunkers can still be seen around the former Nazi headquarters.

An abandoned train station in Munich constructed for the 1972 Olympic games.

Virgil's many-mouthed gateway to the underworld.

A massive bridge forms part of an aqueduct that was deemed an architectural wonder of its time.

A stairway to heaven, or to nowhere at all.