Places EDurban Wants to Go

As the glaciers retreated out of northern Wisconsin, this unique natural wonder was crafted.

The tragic death of 19-year-old Mabel Tainter in 1886 led to the construction of this unique Victorian-era theater in the northern woods of Wisconsin.

Created in 1972, the famous sculptor's intricately detailed monument to San Francisco is overflowing with city landmarks.

A speck of nature and art in one of San Francisco’s most notorious neighborhoods.

A library and museum dedicated to typography.

From toys to kettles to scientific instruments, this German museum celebrates the beauty of 20th century design.

One of downtown Berlin's last reminders of its Communist past.

Down this Cracovian street resides a plaque with a stark message about the city's air pollution.

A collection of modern and vintage pinball machines housed in the cellar of a 15th-century building.

The final resting place of more than 200,000 people, this is one of the largest cemeteries in Europe.

Hub of Scandinavian culture in a Minneapolis deli.

This institution celebrates the happy accidents of uncommon sticktoitiveness.

The man who first patented the Ouija board rests in peace beneath a headstone that playfully reflects that achievement.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.

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

Located on the campus of Emory University, this museum is filled with objects from the Americas to ancient Greece.

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

A grassroots community effort in the 1970s led to the creation of this beautiful garden full of delightfully whimsical exhibits.

The legacies of two historic Black American institutions live on in this unassuming brick building.

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

This small, independent museum documents the unique culture of Deaf people in the United States.

Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.

A masterpiece of LGBT art has been restored in what may now be the most valuable restroom in America.

The former headquarters of Mexico's Secretariat of Public Education now houses a muralism museum, including Diego Rivera's first large-scale mural project.