Places andyhartsmith Wants to Go

A small park honors the legendary Ukrainian poet.

This museum and curiosity shop provides a glimpse into an often-overlooked past to show guests that there is beauty and wonder in the macabre.

At a museum dedicated to the millenia-old rites and art of Buddhism, the Buddha's reputed tooth is held as an object of worship.

The most magical part of this Latin American and Caribbean art museum is a room covered in beautiful blue tiles from floor to ceiling.

Sample original Hatfield family moonshine at this distillery in southern West Virginia.

A rare view of a preserved Victorian science museum.

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

Estimated to be more than 5,000 years old, this yew may be Britain’s oldest.

An abandoned lighthouse located on the cliffs of Barbados.

This ledge in Victoria Park served as a hiding spot for Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin.

There's more to this drinking establishment than meets the eye.

A memorial to an ill-fated Arctic expedition pursued by the U.S. Navy.

This mysterious pyramid is said to be part of a complex web of occult and Freemason symbols.

This magenta statue commemorates the legendary marriage between a mermaid and the city's founder.

A memorial to 350 people burned at the stake for witchcraft.

This small hilltop church weaves the urban history of Washington, D.C. with the national history of the United States.

This American Civil War-era fort still stands near the border between Washington, D.C. and Maryland.

An immersive Māori village where you can learn history and heritage through dance, ceremony, song, architecture, and food.

Kuala Lumpur’s historic single-screen cinema, transformed into a labyrinthine bookstore.

This handsomely carved wooden church is more than 800 years old.

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

In 1977, an eccentric book lover formed a micronation for book lovers.

The ruins of an ancient island city built atop a coral reef in the South Pacific are spectacular and strange enough to have inspired H.P. Lovecraft.

For more than 25 years, this Philadelphia store has been offering a wide selection of Victorian oddities and antiques.