Places chrissygjam Wants to Go

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

Though its branches are painted bright colors by generations of locals, the tree is said to be a haunted portal to hell.

The reason for the strange contortions in the trunks of these "drunken" pine trees in Russia is still a mystery.

This oak sculpture at the edge of a small woodland is nine feet tall and shrouded in mystery.

Twisted trees shaped by coastal winds make this woodland look like something from a spooky story.

Where beautiful signs live on forever.

Sip a cappuccino in the historic cafe that introduced them to the United States.

Originally founded in 1654, this coffee house claims to be the oldest of its kind in Europe.

About as hidden as can be, this specialty coffee shop is wedged between multi-story buildings at the end of a dark, skinny alleyway in Seoul.

This little museum has an exhibit devoted to the elusive forest denizens.

Fiji mermaids, mummified remains, and recreated cryptids are among the morbid oddities at this Maryland museum.

An unsettling shrine dedicated to the ravenous beast that prowled 18th-century France.

This secret collection of the strange and occult was rediscovered in a forgotten room of an old house.

Hidden by the roadside in the Iya Valley, this gem brings together folk monsters and the region's unique geography.

One of the best places to see wild Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.

These free-roaming horses were once destined to disappear from the land.

This crescent-shaped sliver of sand is a magical haven for a herd of feral horses.

A 19th century bank turned into a 6-story immersive art experience.

Mural made of 100,000 pieces of hand blown glass, and one of the largest glass murals in the US.

One of the world's richest men bought this former paper factory and transformed it into a mall.

You can row a boat through this ancient underground reservoir.

An 18th-century Catholic church converted into an eccentric temple of music and bacchanalia.

A restored Pittsburgh house of God has been converted to a marvelous house of suds.

One of the few places where you can visit a cenote and Maya ruins at the same time.