Places aerynriver Wants to Go

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

This hidden bridge is where local children leave gifts and messages for the island's fay folk.

This cemetery holds the bodies of at least 133 former patients.

This historic psychiatric hospital is haunted by its chilling past.

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.

The overgrown remains of an old rail bridge rise above the valley like ancient Greek ruins.

Dioramas and animatronics lead you through the story of Bhagavad-gita, the Indian literary classic.

A centuries-old quest to create artificial life is alive and well in the French town of Limoux.

This arcade is one of the last places to catch a public performance by the now-defunct ShowBiz Pizza's house band of animatronic animals.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

The elaborate clockwork contraptions in this Scottish gallery create small worlds of whimsy and horror.

An often-shuddersome journey into a low-tech, robotic themepark.

This Netherlands museum holds a gloriously mechanical collection of ornate musical automata.

These magnificent 240-year-old machines are considered distant ancestors of the computer.

The origin of this mechanical boy was a mystery until he revealed his maker by writing it in perfect cursive.

The 30,000-volume library is one of the world's most impressive poetry collections.

A curious collection of mechanical moving figures.

Arcade chock-full of old timey, whimsical, hand-cranked automata and peepshows.

This landmark building is now a vibrant performing arts space with musical acts from around the world.

This theater opened in 1998, but both the building and the puppeteers who perform there have a distinguished history.

Outstanding taxidermy dioramas showcase the grandeur of the continent's wildlife with spooky realism.

A good place to research the Freemasons, esoterica, occultism, and hermeticism.

Relics given to a Manhattan church to avoid seizure by the Italian government.

A library and shop devoted to the body, mortality, and bringing to light forgotten or neglected histories