Places amaranthine Wants to Go

An unusual library of dead things at the Rhode Island School of Design.

A 19th century library favored by Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, known by locals as "the Ath."

This 3,500 pound obelisk was constructed with more than 1,000 reclaimed guns.

From horses to stainless-steel trucks, this iconic Providence burger wagon is one of the oldest mobile diners in the country.

This cannonball stands as a reminder of the final act of a fleeting governor amidst a revolution.

A cement mixer-turned-kaleidoscope in downtown Norfolk offers different views of the city.

This old-fashioned carhop restaurant gave the world the waffle cone.

A rare view of a preserved Victorian science museum.

In its day this historic fort held 100 cannons pointed in almost every direction to protect New York.

One of the most acclaimed eateries in Arkansas is a two-table diner on the ground floor of a family home.

"Excuse me sir, your submarine is blocking my building."

Museum dedicated to the largest battleship ever built.

In the Hugging Tree Forest, lingonberry marshmallows, hot chocolates, and the best campfire lattes north of the Arctic Circle come to you.

The dining hall that nourishes workers in Chornobyl's Exclusion Zone is also open to visitors.

This cafe offers a curated collection of treats and tipples made by monks and nuns.

Drink your espresso at a Victorian-era urinal in this underground-restroom-turned-coffee-bar.

Hidden in a grotto 26 feet below Nottingham's oldest hotel, this stylish subterranean drinking den is notoriously hard to find.

On a former island, this old fortification once used to protect the Boston Area and started Edgar Allan Poe in his military career.

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

Peruse rare tomes like poetry bound in pearls or books with branches and berries growing out of their spines.

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

"The greatest unknown literary treasure in Los Angeles."

Guns that have been defending San Francisco since 1904.