Places Caroline Thrift Wants to Go

One of the oldest medical collections in Europe focusing on rare surgical instruments.

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

This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

A speck of nature and art in one of San Francisco’s most notorious neighborhoods.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

With the touch of a button, you can read a randomly selected short story.

San Franciscans leave gifts and messages for the magical beings that live behind the tiny, mysterious door installed on a tree in Golden Gate Park.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

Life-sized sculpture of a blue whale made of hand-recycled plastic trash.

These Pre-Columbian petroglyphs contain representations of birds, deer, hunters, and even some early Native flute players.

Nestled between a college and a golf course, the garden is home to more than 2,500 rhododendrons.

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

The first patented shaved-ice machine heralded a snowy wonderland of iced treats at a favorite New Orleans summer shack.

A drab two-story office space in Delaware is a hidden tax haven for Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, and over half the Fortune 500 companies.

The nearly 120-year-old piece of pork wears a brass collar and was once a man's "pet ham."

This painted blacktop brings the classic arcade game to life.