Places dollyeyedmoth Wants to Go

This stone angel is one of the biggest caryatids in all of Paris.

This whimsical fountain depicts a winged siren shooting water out of her nipples into the fires of Mount Vesuvius.

These crumbling monastery ruins inspired a master of German Romanticism.

This hand-painted advertisement is a literal sign of encouragement, however unintentional.

Records of the dead describe the myriad odd ways people used to die.

Long-forgotten artifacts give incredible insight into New York's most glamorous hotel.

Unique antiquarian shop specializing in globes, maps, and prints.

The oldest surviving synagogue in New York City is now a soaring art space.

The oldest bibliophilia club in America, with exhibitions on historic books and graphic arts.

In a city famous for its cemeteries, it's no wonder these are easy to overlook—they clock in at just a few inches tall.

From mid-September to early November, dreamy fields of pink muhly grass spring up all over South Korea.

The oldest working camera obscura in the world sits on the top floor of an old windmill tower.

An ancient oak forest where, legend has it, a wedding party was magically transformed into trees.

A monument to the “other Joan” who bravely defended the town of Beauvais with an axe in hand.

Two elaborately decorated "catacomb saints" are displayed on either side of the altar in a small church in Germany.

This unique museum explores the world of Japanese demons and spirits.

A taxidermy “mermaid,” vampire-killing kits, and hundreds of other bizarre objects are housed at this quirky museum.

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle’s uniquely modern Central Library.

The middle finger of modernity.

The magic's in the hole!

A haunting collection of the vanished and disappearing natural world.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

This centuries-old mansion was the home of the noted 19th-century diarist Anne Lister (aka “Gentleman Jack”).