Places babewithclaws Wants to Go

A part of the world's largest marsh seems to be growing bright red Martian grass.

Isolated atop this Balinese sea crag is a lovely Hindu temple that is said to be guarded by sea snakes.

The only surviving leech house in the United Kingdom was a home for bloodsucking worms until the 1900s.

This ancient village and its adjoining cemetery have a beautiful history of death and remembrance.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

As lake waters recede, a German village reemerges after more than a hundred years.

A 605-page Quran penned in the blood of a dictator is locked away in a mosque.

Hans Christian Andersen for the postmodern world.

A sculpture of a giant hand reaches for the stars in the middle of the Atacama desert.

A desert that rolls right up to the ocean, where it's so dry animals live off the fog.

This "dead marsh" sits among the largest sand dunes in the world, a forest frozen in time.

One of the world's southernmost bars.

A famed drink seasoned with an amputated toe, now on its tenth digit.

This uninhabited volcanic island is the most remote in the world.

The forest that inspired Winnie-the-Pooh's Hundred Acre Wood can be found outside London.

Grab a cuppa at England's first and only domestic tea plantation.

Hidden on a cobblestone street in Glasgow, a Czech Cajovna-inspired teahouse serves as a hangout for Bohemians.

Walk through a restaurant's refrigerator door to reach this hidden bar.

Open since 1938, this diner has kept its fountain, malt machine, and all the gum that greasers left beneath its counter.

Haunted house kitsch meets Japanese folklore at this theme bar where patrons can “die” and have their own mock funeral.

Dine amidst exotic plants at this former royal greenhouse.

This legendary dessert was served to Nobel laureates for decades.

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

Dine on food tied to Viking history and legend at this subterranean Stockholm spot.