Places vitaminkate Wants to Go

Shells collected from over a hundred different countries line the walls, floors and ceilings of this fantasy museum.

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

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

Japanese island famous for poison gas and fluffy bunnies.

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

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

This spa theme park lets its guests take a dip in pools of coffee, wine, or ramen broth.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

Experience park where visitors are told to expect the unexpected.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.

A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

Goethe's "Faust" was inspired by these rock formations known as the "Devil's Pulpit" and "Witches' Altar."

What was once thought to be a wellspring of unicorn bones is actually just a prehistoric burial site.

Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.

A rainbow-colored house promotes LGBTQ rights across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church.

A small square plaque marks a failed assassination attempt that could have changed history.

The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.

A stairway to heaven, or to nowhere at all.

The name doubles as an appropriate adjective for this small ossuary.