Places clearlymachine Wants to Go

A forgotten remnant of the Soviet Union, Transnistria is an unrecognized country hidden behind a heavily militarized border between Moldova and Ukraine.

A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.

One of the world’s most colorful cemeteries, where each pigment is symbolic.

A Japanese cat island also populated by the descendants of a band of banished samurai.

A rare festival blending religion, blacksmiths, vagina dentata, sex workers, and the straight-up facts of life.

This ancient temple is set up to take you on a pilgrimage of self.

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

This spa theme park lets its guests take a dip in pools of coffee, wine, or ramen broth.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

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

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

A look into the Church of Scientology's deeply unfavorable view of psychiatry.

The magic's in the hole!

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

The world's largest collection of witchcraft regalia.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

Better known as the "Body Farm," this unique research facility has been studying how human bodies break down since the 1980s.

A small island less than half a mile from Venice is a forbidden island with a dark and twisted past.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

This former tuberculosis research hospital endeavored to cure the dreaded disease with fresh air and positive attitudes.

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.