Baguio, Philippines
Ibaloi Fire Mummy
The only such mummy that remains accessible to the public.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Baguio, Philippines
The only such mummy that remains accessible to the public.
Metropolis, Illinois
You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.
Hartford, Connecticut
The author of Uncle Tom's Cabin was neighbors with Mark Twain while living in this Connecticut home.
St. Augustine, Florida
A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.
Speyer, Germany
Aged nearly 1,700 years, the world's oldest bottle of wine is probably still drinkable.
Tokyo, Japan
A bizarre philosophy-themed park founded by an occult expert.
Yokohama, Japan
After an Englishmen was killed by a samurai here in 1862, a two-day war changed the course of Japanese history.
Tonosho, Japan
This unique museum explores the world of Japanese demons and spirits.
Morioka, Japan
According to local folklore, a demon left his handprints on these boulders, which became the prefecture’s namesake.
Ilulissat, Greenland
A remote Arctic museum focusing on the science of icebergs and the archaeology of an ancient Inuit settlement which lies just outside its doors.
Karnack, Texas
Foragers once flocked to this big beautiful bayou to hunt for pearls.
Mexico City, Mexico
This ancient jade mask depicting the Zapotec bat god was found in the ruins of the pyramids of Monte Alban.
Grapevine, Texas
Fall through a crack in the seams of reality at this immersive art installation.
Roermond, Netherlands
Two gravestones clasp hands over the religious divide.
Fort Dodge, Iowa
Hidden in the grounds of the Fort Dodge Museum is a "real" and terrifying petrified giant.
Cooperstown, New York
A gigantic 10-foot tall stone man.
Weston, Missouri
The largest collection of woven silk tapestries in the world.
Tiwanaku, Bolivia
Over a millennium ago, this site on the shores of Lake Titicaca was home to a city of more than 10,000 people.
Hawkshead, England
This small village museum contains the schoolboy scratchings of William Wordsworth.
Shirley, Massachusetts
The head of a legendary creature allegedly killed during colonial times is now on display at a local restaurant.
Bursa, Turkey
This Ottoman bridge is a rare covered bridge with shops, and considers itself the only bazaar bridge in the world.
Somerset, Kentucky
The collection of a paranormal investigator who traveled the country collecting haunted items and stories.
Landskrona, Sweden
This Scandinavian island is the site of the first modern observatory.
Píllaro, Ecuador
The devil masks on display at this small museum are part of an annual festival that has been taking place for centuries.