Places Cactam Wants to Go

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.

Gift shop offering toe tags and chalk body beach towels tucked into a coroner's office.

Left untouched since a double murder-suicide in the 1960s, Los Feliz murder mansion remains a neighborhood mystery.

Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.

The industrial architecture honors the laborers who brought the Exposition Universelle of 1900 to life.

It appears as if a man is standing behind this giant airport clock, painting the hands in real time.

Colorful and chaotic stacked hotel in North Holland.

Seven mini rowhouses fill the gap between 54 and 70 Westerstraat.

A unique collection of gilded age mechanical pianos.

This historic Amsterdam bar used to accept sailor's monkeys as payment.

A beautifully eclectic mix of architectural styles.

Established in 1638 to battle the Black Death, this botanical garden is a treasure trove of rare flora.

A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.

The world's first zoo for microbes collecting the horrible and wonderful things living on and around us.

A curious collection dedicated to human and animal anatomy and pathology.

An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.

The not-quite-incorruptible St. Bernadette is perhaps the most beautiful of preserved saints—with a little help from Paris.

French Time Capsule-19th Century home revealed to the public.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic’s missed arrival.

This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.

A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."