Places cynthiadebock Wants to Go

The oldest cemetery in Belgium.

The world's toughest modern Christian pilgrimage leads directly to the gates of Hell.

This ancient Irish landscape boasts hundreds of legendary ruins.

A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.

This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.

An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans’ graves.

A monument to the art of slicing people open.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

Tucked away amongst townhomes lies a restored, early 20th-century tea house and garden, the only remains of a historic estate.

World's second largest particle accelerator, where nature reveals its secrets.

At this former Prohibition speakeasy, electric birds signaled the arrival of hooch.

An abandoned church gets a second life as a massive beer hall and event space.

The man who first patented the Ouija board rests in peace beneath a headstone that playfully reflects that achievement.

This beloved Baltimore spot features caged dolls, a giant Pez collection, and many, many mannequins.

The site where Poe “in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance” likely died.

This free, take-a-book shop seems like a trick but isn't.

Crammed into a Baltimore row house is an oddities shop that sells everything from skulls to dead insects.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.

It’s not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music’s library has been described as a “cathedral of books.”

A small 19th-century graveyard tucked away in the middle of a suburban neighborhood.

This carved armchair marks the final resting place for two pals in the Chicago suburbs.