Places Bathynomus Wants to Go

This bar is filled with Star Wars merchandise from around the world, all of it unlicensed knockoffs.

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

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

Tokyo’s only Ainu restaurant serves Indigenous food from northern Japan.

A sprawling maze of used books piled from floor to ceiling.

The home where the famous astrologer wrote some of his most telling prophecies.

If you forgot something to read during your trip to Tokyo, this hostel has you covered.

A rare remnant of an exposition that took place nearby at the end of the 19th-century.

The remnants of a classic 1970's British film.

Although it has never been a secret ninja base, this shrine still has plenty of tricks up its sleeve.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

Enjoy a slice while browsing the world's largest collection of pizza memorabilia.

A museum in Mississippi celebrates the history of Coca-Cola and the man who brought it to the masses.

Rumored to have been frequented by Vincent van Gogh, it's the only remaining genever producer in the Hague.

This bakery and museum offers tours of the tastes and mythology of Aachen's signature spice biscuit—just don't ask for the recipe.

Potato-peeling mannequins, Inca art, and a dangling tuber mobile help trace the history of fries at this Belgian museum.

A museum in the heart of Virginia peanut country devoted to the humble goober.

This snack factory boasts several tributes to its popular line of rice crackers, including a quasi-shrine.

These mysterious religious carvings were once thought to be thousands of years old but are actually the work of modern eccentric.

The intended purpose of this unfinished Elizabethan building remains a mystery.

This alley off Edinburgh's Royal Mile contains remnants of the city's seedier history.

Unusual British home built to disguise a water tower.

This intricately carved and hilariously huge bed was such a famous symbol both Shakespeare and Byron used it in their writing.

An archive of ceramic eggs painted to record clowns' personal makeup designs.