Places brianlange Wants to Go

This small museum celebrates the history of the Ouija board and its connection to the city of Baltimore.

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

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.

While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.

Semi-recognized center of the world, with many oddities.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

This waterfront museum in Maine is dedicated to the history of the smoked-herring trade.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

A once-thriving hotel in the Swiss Alps couldn't compete with climate change.

This museum tucked below a charming cafe gives a brief snapshot of photographic history.