Places amosner Wants to Go

A uniquely lettered street sign marks the corner where the iconic word game was invented.

The remains of what was once the world's steepest passenger funicular.

Ivy-covered Medieval tunnels cut through this charming town in France's Loire Valley.

This small New York museum celebrates the mountainous artwork of a Russian mystic.

This stunning sea creature-shaped home blends into the landscape like a fantasy villa.

A Moroccan getaway in the mountain range that plays the Himalayas' stunt double.

The phone booths of New York City have all but disappeared, but their remains were once found in this "graveyard," sadly now removed as well.

The saddest little diner in New York.

The famous facade of Grand Central Terminal hides a regulation tennis court—and it's not the first one.

This lavish room in a New York City mansion is a rare relic from the end of the Gilded Age.

The notorious headquarters of a corrupt political machine.

Hordes of precariously balanced stone figures crowd the shores of the Hudson River.

Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.

The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

Hidden behind Lincoln's head is a chamber containing enamel plates documenting American history, sealed in a teakwood box in a titanium vault.

Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.

This garden is very fertile.

This giant Buddha statue has 125,000 smaller Buddhas hidden inside it.

The small sanctuaries lie just off the beaten path near one of Bhutan's most famous attractions.

The small cliffside monastery known as the Tiger's Nest is said to be the meditation site of an 8th-century Buddhist master.

The cave holds a spectacular array of stalactites and stalagmites, including one shaped like a giant human heart.

A museum of memories in what was once one of the most violent cities in the world.

This tiny shop has been serving traditional tamales for more than 200 years.