Places babewithclaws Wants to Go

Fiji mermaids, mummified remains, and recreated cryptids are among the morbid oddities at this Maryland museum.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

This chestnut box will not be opened until the country music legend's 100th birthday in 2046.

Dine on dumplings at the oldest dim sum restaurant in New York.

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.

Traditional Danish spot where the schnapps are flowing and the smørrebrød is loaded.

This tiny museum hidden above a restaurant houses thousands of modern and traditional kites.

A secretive collection featuring objects that were designed specifically for U.S. intelligence operations.

A small Second Empire-style building is one of only seven remaining lighthouses on the Hudson River.

Obscure and obsolete publications are given new life as works of art.

An unassuming island in the middle of the Hudson that hosts campers, including Aleister Crowley.

What was once a trend-setting, phrase-coining icon of architectural splendor is now a rotting, forgotten hulk.

A retired oil tanker now offering amazing views of New York City.

This antique shop offers affordable 15th-century Vietnamese ceramics salvaged from a local shipwreck.

Meet 'Big Josh,' the 20-foot-tall muffler man.

Vikings and Evangelicals have both had a hand in this replica medieval church.

This cave holds a surprisingly colorful variety of geological oddities.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

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

Roadside Americana, fairy tale characters, and Austin quirkiness come together at this magical course in the heart of Texas' capital city.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.

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

A reclusive Memphis neighborhood is home to decades worth of misunderstood Masonic folk art.