Places carliethompsonwriting Wants to Go

Surreal giant face-pillars welcome visitors from across the globe to this hotel.

This temple is home to a group of Buddha statues made from thousands of bones and ashes of the deceased.

Every spring, this walkway outside the Japan Mint turns into a cherry blossom tunnel.

An abandoned giant glass dome sits in the bay in “the Venice of the East.”

The tomb of an infamous chimeric monster whose corpse once washed ashore in Osaka.

Known as the "Dodo Manège," this carousel features a herd of animals that have disappeared—or may be gone soon.

A gruesome combat between a hunter and a furious momma bear.

This museum houses an imposing skeleton army comprised of creatures great and small.

This charming cobbled backstreet is the most Instagramable street in Paris, much to the residents' annoyance.

A tribute shrine where the Space Invasion street art movement started.

French sculptor Paul Moreau-Vauthier transformed the site of a 19th-century massacre into a haunting memorial.

A phantasmagoric tomb honors a Belgian artist-scientist's contributions to the world of spooky entertainment.

A letterpress workshop committed to the art of printing, with unique and creative designs.

How did a French journalist’s grave become the sexiest statue in the cemetery?

Montmartre's sole surviving windmill became an iconic landmark for 19th-century painters, artists, and bohemians.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

A professional special effects makeup artist’s collection of horror creatures and one-of-a-kind recreations on display in downtown Boulder City.

A collection of full-size movie monsters opened to the public.

The real-life site of Ichabod Crane's infamous gourd attack.

"Looks so real, it's scary!"

The eccentric mansion of one of the most popular horror authors of modern times.

A hiking area billed as a possible home to Bigfoot.

A menagerie of concrete animals brought together from across New York City's parks.