Places cmstoelb Wants to Go

A museum dedicated to the strange and extravagant costumes and memorabilia of the mummers, a tradition older than Philadelphia itself.

A long-forgotten homage to an eldritch, sassy spider yōkai that was once worshipped here as a god.

This bright and bubbly Palm Springs hotel was the brainchild of an iconic drag queen.

Where a brain, a beauty, a jock, a rebel, and a recluse met one Saturday and changed their lives forever.

This color-changing crater lake in El Salvador is occasionally impenetrable to sunlight.

This grave remembers the beloved canine companion of soldiers far from home.

For a couple of months each year this Swedish city turns into a festive neon phantasmagoria.

The world's smallest Austen museum is inside an unassuming phone booth.

A limestone cave filled with impressive formations in Mole Creek Karst National Park.

Population: three people, two dogs, and one old grouch.

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.

One of the trees in Manchester’s Piccadilly Gardens is actually a World War II memorial, and it's made of metal.

This statue of a deified “hag” is said to protect children from the common cold and coughing fits.

A unique public space where the walkway is paved with thousands of porcelain tiles.

Danish children are taught that Santa lives in Greenland, at this exact cabin.

According to local legend, a tree grew from the stake that killed this alleged vampire. In reality, he probably died from influenza.

The history of Reykjavik told through a historical village and live actors.

At this Oaxaca contest, artists turn purple produce into stunning depictions of saints, buildings, and La Pietà.

Have a heavy metal Christmas at this bizarre Turkish-American restaurant.

Admire an ever-changing landscape of stone sculptures.

East meets West in this Japanese-style garden featuring plants native to Maine’s Mount Desert Island.

Hidden among the trees at the Rangeley Lakes Trails Center are more than 20 gnomes in small wooden houses.

A circle of stones on a hilltop in Peru’s high jungle, aligned with the winter solstice and largely ignored by archaeologists.

This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.