Queens, New York
The Birthplace of Scrabble
A uniquely lettered street sign marks the corner where the iconic word game was invented.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Eutin, Germany
Bridegroom's Oak
This ancient oak tree plays matchmaker for singles willing to branch out from the usual dating scene.
Chicago, Illinois
St. Mary of the Angels
This titanic Catholic church in Chicago is also a refuge of the fictional cult-favorite wizard detective Harry Dresden.
Terlingua, Texas
Terlingua Ghost Town
An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.
Hendersonville, North Carolina
Blue Ghost Fireflies
These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.
Detroit, Michigan
Monumental Kitty
This feline raises a friendly paw at drivers barreling toward the freeway.
Richmond, California
Nike Missile Radar Site
An abandoned Cold War missile radar site.
Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
Cats of Longwood Gardens
These lush botanical gardens employ the most purrfect pest control force.
Zebulon, North Carolina
Mercury Cougar
A giant cat slowly prowls the parking lot of Zebulon's car dealerships.
Permanently Closed
Catskill, New York
Catamount People's Museum
An enormous cat made of recycled wood scraps.
Sylva, North Carolina
American Museum of the House Cat
This vast kitty-themed collection illustrates the history of human-cat interaction.
St. Augustine, Florida
Sir Winston Churchill's Lion 'Rota'
A lion given to the prime minister somehow got stuffed and sent to Florida.
St. Augustine, Florida
Sacred Cat Rug
Possibly the world's oldest rug, this Egyptian relic is woven entirely from ancient cat hair and once carried a mummified human foot.
Key West, Florida
Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum
The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.
Saint Andrews, Scotland
Hamish McHamish Statue
This bronze statue was erected to honor a small Scottish town's beloved stray cat.
Yarmouth, Massachusetts
The Edward Gorey House
Eclectic collections, artwork, and some feline friends fill the writer's former home.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Mike the Tiger
The LSU mascot lived on the college campus in one of the most impressive tiger habitats in the country.
Memphis, Tennessee
House of Mews
This homegrown adoption center offers a wonderland of feline companionship.
Brooklyn, New York
Commercial Street Cat Village
Feral cats keeping the rodent population at bay all across Greenpoint waterfront.
Los Angeles, California
Room 8 the Cat Mural
Hand-crafted tributes to a stray cat named "Room 8" now cover this LA elementary school.
Seattle, Washington
Seattle Meowtropolitan Cat Café
Make your reservation to have coffee with some kitties.
Rome, Italy
Torre Argentina (Roman Cat Sanctuary)
Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.
York, England
Cat Statues of York
A century-old tradition has culminated in a small but singular collection of feline effigies.
New York, New York
Roosevelt Island Cat Sanctuary
The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.
