Places carriehudson Wants to Go

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.

This restaurant's marvelous musical machines include a self-playing violin.

An abandoned asylum once on the cutting edge of lobotomies may be reborn as a Christian college.

Open since 1938, this diner has kept its fountain, malt machine, and all the gum that greasers left beneath its counter.

The largest puppetry museum in the United States houses the world's most complete collection of Jim Henson artifacts.

This unique bed and breakfast was first constructed during the 1800s by a Russian immigrant family.

The abandoned personal amusement park of the King of Pop.

California's oldest wind harp represents a historic piece of America's Danish history.

Hidden in the Santa Ynez Mountains off Highway 154, this tiny restaurant once served as a stagecoach stop.

The Incredible Hulk, Yoda, Mulder and Scully, and many many others watch over the mean streets of Toronto.

Willy Wonka would love this weird half-a-home.

A collection of human remains, animal body parts, and other macabre curiosities all legally for sale.

A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.

A botanically themed auditorium blooms within the world’s last operating double-decker theater.

In the "Danish Capital of America," a replica of one of Copenhagen's most iconic buildings.

Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

Skulls and skeletons are omnipresent in this church dedicated to souls trapped in purgatory.

It’s said this crypt was the setting for the tragic finale of the Shakespeare play.

One of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in the city, it is now overgrown with an urban forest.

Those belting out show tunes in this West Village piano bar might not realize it marks the site where Thomas Paine died in 1809.

This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.

Built as a gift to the hottest tastemaker of the time, these hidden quarters remain an Art Deco showpiece.

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.