Places calivaweir Wants to Go

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

The intriguing personal collection of a professional demon-chaser.

Collapsing castle on the Hudson river was once the storage site of military surplus business.

Home of Philip Johnson, one of the 20th century's most influential architects.

An Escher-inspired library dedicated to the wonders of the human mind, yet closed to the public.

A priceless collection of the Nation's cryptologic history.

Remnants of a storybook amusement park hidden behind a strip mall.

The man who first patented the Ouija board rests in peace beneath a headstone that playfully reflects that achievement.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

A good place to research the Freemasons, esoterica, occultism, and hermeticism.

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

A library and shop devoted to the body, mortality, and bringing to light forgotten or neglected histories

A world-class collection of mechanical musical instruments and automata.

A rare view of a preserved Victorian science museum.

Eccentric concrete mansion and museum designed and built by hand from the inside out.

Arlington Cemetery exhibit dedicated to death and grieving.

A "hospital" where people went to be quarantined, die, and be buried in the yard.

Rural churches in the middle of nowhere with religious frescoes by famous artist.

"World's largest scrap metal sculpture" stands in an outdoor sculpture garden in the middle of Wisconsin.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.