Places Elizabeth Gartley Wants to Go

The thousands of shades on display — some toxic, others impossibly rare — are a library of more than just color.

A museum dedicated exclusively to the lore and history of ouija boards.

19th-century operating theatre in which the use of ether was first demonstrated - plus, a skeleton and a mummy!

The headquarters in Salem doubles as an occult art gallery.

A collection of full-size movie monsters opened to the public.

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

This Boston medical museum features the skull of the famous medical case of Phineas Gage.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

A Jurassic artscape composed of transmission casings and other mechanical parts.

This video store is a horror buff's dream.

An oddities shop that dabbles in the deathly and beautiful.

Drink and learn at this striking ode to coffee culture and history.

Hidden among the trees at the Rangeley Lakes Trails Center are more than 20 gnomes in small wooden houses.

A small plaque promises cold, hard cash in exchange for work by the famous pop artist.

The hot chocolate here all stems from small, sustainable microproducers in Chiapas and Tabasco.

Step into a pastel time capsule where candy is truly dandy.

Ancient weaving techniques are used to create these colorful souvenirs.

Underneath the historic center of Mexico City, the remains of a temple dedicated to the Aztec god of the wind.

Home to fossils and other specimens from the Western Interior Seaway.

More than 350 million years ago, western New York was covered in a vast sea. Today, you can dig up the remains of the plants and animals that lived there.

This sign designates the road that leads to the infamous Area 51.