Places ccpooler Wants to Go

A modern-day wunderkammer dedicated to Indianapolis history, Afrofuturism, and musical vibrations.

This Seattle curio shop collects and sells haunted items in order to spread wonder one grim artifact at a time.

This edible park is open to any and all foragers.

A brewery warehouse which doubles as a circus bigtop.

Residents of Fremont in Seattle have considered it the center of the universe since the 1970s.

Peruse rare tomes like poetry bound in pearls or books with branches and berries growing out of their spines.

A rotting tree in the middle of Seattle doubles as an elaborately-controlled art piece.

A (slightly) grownup take on the classic retro arcade.

The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.

An ice cream parlor chain that caters to vegans and pinball fans equally.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle’s uniquely modern Central Library.

Pick up all of the cosmic knick-knacks under the sun or take a creative writing course, all offered in this novelty storefront.

A huge musical sculpture and other art installations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

A collection of witchcraft artifacts and occult paraphernalia started by the leader of the Long Island Coven.

The tragic reality of a village riddled with rumors of haunts, chemical spills, and serial killers.

Faces carved into the cliffs create an otherworldly walking trail.

Since 1874, this macabre collection has developed into a museum devoted to Scotland Yard's mementos of dastardly deeds.

This religious museum resides in a church crypt next to the founder's house.

A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.

A historic hill of tall tales, with one rather special tree.