Places catlightly Wants to Go

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

With over 100 jam-packed rooms to explore plus elaborate tea services and events, the Mansion on O Street is a hidden treasure.

Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.

The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

This Boston medical museum features the skull of the famous medical case of Phineas Gage.

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.

Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

A museum of carnival attractions where you are invited to ride the rides.

The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.