Places caitlintjoyce Wants to Go

An impressive collection of dollhouses and an homage to the frog-leg canning industry.

In a city famous for its cemeteries, it's no wonder these are easy to overlook—they clock in at just a few inches tall.

A 19th century bank turned into a 6-story immersive art experience.

Come for the 14-foot-long taxidermy alligator. Stay for the mini costumed gators shooting pool.

Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

This unique shop is full of memento mori art, antique medical equipment, secret society paraphernalia, and historical relics.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

A century-old house transformed into a cat temple by an artist.

A displaced shrine that was put back after a string of bad luck.

You can receive a blessing for your electronics at this Shinto shrine near Akihabara.

A museum dedicated to the history of Tokyo's often-overlooked working-class district.

Hundreds of statues of Buddha’s disciples meditating, napping, sneezing, and picking their noses.

Hike to a hidden medieval troglodyte necropolis.

In the former treasury of a popular temple, a rare sculptural depiction of Kannon’s diverse avatars.

It is said that coins washed in the waters here will miraculously multiply.

An eerie cluster of medieval cave-like tombs carved out of a cliff, hidden in a historic mountain pass.

Open since 1690, this former teahouse makes “strength mochi” based on the centuries-old recipe.

The former home of queer novelist Yoshiya Nobuko memorializes her contributions to modern-day manga.

This mysterious medieval grotto holds a grid of sacred wells of unknown purpose.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

This hidden oasis features a stunning view of the Hudson River and the Palisades from a castle-like museum.

The body of St. John Neumann and his collection of hundreds of relics, on display in a Philly church.