Places DrChopSuey Wants to Go

Famous for his giant trolls, Thomas Dambo's lesser-known early work is a creative 3D mural with sustainable birdhouses.

Denmark’s ultra-modern library hides a treasury of rare, unique books.

Discovered in a peat bog, these horned helms come from a thousand years before the Viking Age.

Positioned outside a church, this sinister folkloric figure incited protests in both 1902 and 2002.

The final resting place of one of the brightest physicists of the 20th century.

The old observatory in Copenhagen has a spiral corridor used as a racetrack.

A poignant museum dedicated to the history of the Dutch resistance against Nazi occupation

This impressive collection of rare books on ancient mysticism inspired author Dan Brown.

This cheese shop also houses a museum devoted to Dutch dairy.

An ancient passage filled with stalls selling used books, once frequented by Vincent Van Gogh.

Cat art as far as the eye can see.

This gorgeous reading room houses the oldest and largest art history library in the Netherlands.

A visionary precursor to the Internet made of index cards.

Housing the groundbreaking maps and globes of Gerard Mercator.

Only museum in the world devoted to bookbinding and book arts holds a permanent collection representing five centuries.

This quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world's bazaars.

You’ve heard of bookworms, but this small sculpture at a university library may be the world’s first bookbee.

Two flush headstones mark the only known graves to be embedded in an airport runway.

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

For more than 70 years, this small shop has been a go-to for Kolkata's fountain pen connoisseurs and collectors.

For more than half a century, an enormous feline has watched over this London neighborhood.

A Buddhist temple covered in intricate designs and carvings made out of seashells and pieces of coral.

Row, row, row your pumpkin quickly down the stream.

One New Hampshire alleyway has become home to a public gallery of feline art.