Places velomitrovich Wants to Go

A quartet of temple guardian statues that allegedly cry at night for being forbidden from wrestling.

Granny Smiths and Fujis can both be traced back to Kazakhstan, where apples still grow wild.

Here lies Hattori Hanzō, a samurai who is remembered as a legendary ninja in today’s popular culture.

A pair of rivaling shrines dedicated to Lady Oiwa, the most famous vengeful ghost in Japan.

Local legend claims that this is the final resting place of an infamous cannibal hag.

A major Japanese execution ground site from the Middle Ages.

Legend says that a swarm of centipedes and snakes once crawled out of the tomb of this cursed princess.

The eerie, tragic setting of one of Japan’s most popular ghost stories.

A mysterious, perhaps haunted plot of land, untouched by modern development.

The final resting place of the dictator of Taiwan.

The lesser-known eastern counterpart to Kyoto’s famous fox shrine.

These pillars are one of the few remnants from the mysterious lost empire of Makuria.

An antiquated aquarium housed in a converted government anti-nuclear bunker.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

The 700-year-old fortress was the site of Count Orlok's castle in "Nosferatu."

A glimpse into life in 1830s Tokyo, back during the heyday of the Tokugawa shogunate.

A mile-long trail of pottery culture, full of clay pipes and lucky cats, including one that’s 12.5 feet tall.

For those late-night mollusk cravings.

Ever needed a chocolate-filled crepe in the wee hours of the morning?

Why settle for barbecue chips when you can get actual barbecue?

A semi-abandoned replica of Prince Edward Island's Avonlea—in Japan.

A lone torii arch stands on a coastal rock where a deity is said to have landed.

Florence’s mother built a stairway down to her daughter’s coffin so she could comfort her during storms.

The ruins of a world-renowned medieval hospital.