Places dawnrfifer Wants to Go

The world's first zoo for microbes collecting the horrible and wonderful things living on and around us.

Tucked behind the Institute of Neurological Science down a decrepit street resides the largest display of human brains in Latin America.

One of the oldest medical collections in Europe focusing on rare surgical instruments.

A curious collection dedicated to human and animal anatomy and pathology.

A former plague hospital turned medical museum.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

A theme park attraction designed to turn your children into LARPers.

A large circus museum with summer performances.

"World's largest scrap metal sculpture" stands in an outdoor sculpture garden in the middle of Wisconsin.

The remains of this visionary community can still be found much as it was a century ago.

Man-made cave with enigmatic carvings, some say made by the Knights Templar themselves.

Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.

Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.

An ancient monastery, a locked room, and a mysterious book heist.

Hundreds of hidden passageways weave through the old quarters of Lyon.

Monsters and miniatures are held in equal esteem at this wondrous museum.

A recreation of the doomed ocean liner in the middle of the Smoky Mountains.

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

Malaysian fireflies create a dazzling display as thousands light up in unison.

Home of an evil witch famous within southern folklore.

One man has carved a number of natural New Mexico caves into psychedelic sandstone temples.

Shop of curiosities with a dinosaur museum tucked in its basement.