Places Catexboom Wants to Go

Behind the pink curtain, Au Bonheur du Jour, an art gallery of erotic archives.

The largest medical and anatomical collection in France lies hidden from the public.

A 400-year-old church covered floor to ceiling in ex-voto offerings from the faithful.

A museum dedicated to one of Paris’s most famous residents, tucked into a corner of one of the city’s most famous squares.

A museum of magic with a Sadist past.

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

"In the Dark" Restaurant in Paris offers dinner in complete darkness.

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

The bizarre home and sculpture garden of an eccentric artist.

This fifth-century church is one of the oldest Christian sites in the Balkans.

The stunning interior of this Gothic church is covered in ornate gold details.

A chunk of the "true cross" is held in this small Portuguese church where modern day exorcisms are said to be common place.

An ancient and majestic fortress that played an integral role in Portugal's road to independence.

This star-shaped military outpost is now simply trying to protect itself from neglect.

One of the largest Roman settlements in Portugal.

The corpse bride of Portugal.

Two James Beard Award-winning chefs are putting their own spin on Filipino favorites in a food market stall.

Marie Antoinette and Napoleon Bonaparte were fans of this 200-year-old French chocolatier.

This legendary dive bar boasts a collection of over 1,300 clown figurines.

Now home to a drinking establishment, this building has a macabre history.

“The Place Where Food Grows Near the River” implements ancestral Indigenous agricultural techniques.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.