Places ashuryn Wants to Go

A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.

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

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

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

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.”

Maine's oldest diner also happens to win acclaim for its elevated comfort food.

The upstairs reading room is packed with millions of rare books, literary manuscripts, and historical treasures.

Unusual house, in an unusual neighborhood, home to some very unusual peanuts.

An exquisite grouping of structures made from 10 tons of invasive saplings.

A collection of 100 brains preserved in jars on the UT campus.

Austin’s nonprofit-run graffiti park where street art is meant to be painted over.

This eclectic Austin curiosity shop is home to all things strange and unusual.

To honor a beloved Austin radio DJ a neighborhood bridge has been covered in a loving mosaic.

Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.

A view-altering observatory at the University of Texas.

This eclectic, mosaic-clad home includes a bamboo ping-pong loft and a "Whispermaphones" intercom.

A grove of colossal man-made flowers built to collect the sun's rays.