Places Dr Leia Wants to Go

Tour the sci-fi-esque reality of governmental disease management.

The largest puppetry museum in the United States houses the world's most complete collection of Jim Henson artifacts.

The largest Jewish museum in the southeastern U.S. houses a permanent Holocaust exhibit emphasizing the strength of its survivors.

This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.

A mineral spring that became all the rage in 17th-century England.

The childhood home of Earth's alien chameleon is a humble Brixton flat.

A little slice of Japan and its aesthetics in London's Holland Park.

This educational institution and reference library specialize in the psychic arts and mediumship.

This London plaque marks the spot where David Bowie's famous alien made his debut.

This museum showcases the art of ancient sword-making.

These unique toilets feature transparent glass covered in PDLC film.

If you forgot something to read during your trip to Tokyo, this hostel has you covered.

The small candy-colored ride is the last rooftop Ferris wheel in Tokyo.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

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

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

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

A flight of this "ghost staircase" has 40 steps on the way up, but only 39 steps on the way down.

A fashion designer's dazzling world of Japanese collectibles is hidden in a warehouse downtown.

A macabre tour of Hollywood’s deadly history.

A rare surviving example of a pre-WWII Japanese garden, restored after years of neglect.

This former stomping grounds of the most eminent astronomers of the early 20th century.

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

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.