Places tressarose Wants to Go

A pentagram-covered shrine dedicated to a famed court astrologer known in the west as the Merlin of Japan.

An LED art installation composed of 600 poles wrapped in kimono fabric.

Shrine dedicated to boars that is believed to cure foot and leg injuries.

A train ride to the middle of nowhere gives its passengers some of the most iconic views of Japan's seasons.

Established over a thousand years ago, this family-run teahouse continues to serve skewers of sweet rice cake to this day.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

Rumored to be a giant robot in disguise, this colossal chef has been the beloved symbol of Tokyo’s kitchenware district for decades.

A lonely chimpanzee lures you into a narrow alley leading to this hidden shrine.

Rice balls symbolize fate and relationship at this adorable shrine, which was once dedicated to the Buddhist Devil.

Walls of VHS tapes adorn this Golden Gai B horror movie themed bar.

Only the face remains of this giant Buddha statue, which is said to be a source of luck for students.

This water goblin statue represents a 19th-century urban legend about a haunted canal that became a Japanese idiom.

An enormous pair of straw sandals woven in the traditional way—to keep demons at bay.

The world's largest permanent architectural projection display entertains audiences nightly with 28-story light shows.

Take a few seconds to look at this abandoned, art-filled station as you pass by on the subway to Ueno.

A Buddhist temple to honor insects that died for science.

Stuck in a bygone era, the oldest subterranean shopping street in Japan hides beneath the popular Asakusa district of Tokyo.

The remains of an abandoned dinosaur theme park litter the woods just off the highway.

Just a few miles from downtown Atlanta is a trail covered in a crazy collection of outsider art.

A collection of haunted artifacts chronicles the career of the world’s most famous paranormal investigators. Museum is temporarily closed with plans to re-open.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

One person’s lost luggage is another person’s treasure.

Legend has it the lovelorn tears of a princess and a shepherd boy formed the blue and green twin lakes in the Azores archipelago.

Europe's oldest still-operational tea farm also boasts a spectacular view.