Places yaniv691 Wants to Go

In the oldest zen temple stands a descendant of the very tree that introduced tea to Japanese culture.

This tree has witnessed nearly 1,000 years of history.

A 600-year-old elm tree with a built-in seat and thatched roof.

Some believe this tree to be more than 1,500 years old.

This tree was extinct for a thousand years before sprouting again from a 2,000-year-old seed.

This 800-year-old Rimu tree may be the oldest of its kind in the world.

This redwood is a historic landmark, a town’s namesake, and the dancing sideline symbol of Stanford University.

The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.

At an estimated 3,800 years old, this olive tree is one of the oldest on earth.

One of the world's oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens.

Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.

The world's oldest individual clonal tree looks like a wimp despite standing tall for 9,550 years.

A shrine dedicated to a 10th-century samurai emperor, whose head is not buried on site (contrary to popular belief).

A rare example of an ancient Japanese hill castle believed to be the fortress of a legendary demon.

This iconic sluice gate is a favorite haunt for joggers, fishing enthusiasts, and even ghost hunters.

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

A flight of this "ghost staircase" has 40 steps on the way up, but only 39 steps on the way down.

Believed to hold the remains of Japan's most infamous fox spirit, this stone is said to kill those who dare approach.

A cursed torii gate still stands on the edge of Haneda Airport, decades after its shrine's relocation.

Nestled in an unassuming residential area, this "forbidden forest" is rumored to spirit away those who dare enter it.

The ceiling of this cavern is dripping with multicolored marble stalactites.

Legend has it these caves were created by a deity called Ogba, who is said to live inside the winding subterranean caverns.

On a river island north of Bangkok, a small bar helped lead a home-brewing rebellion.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.