Places Emily Kemp Wants to Go

A delightful but little-known public observatory and planetarium in Munich.

A giant snail sculpture looking longingly at the German traffic museum.

These bronze pamphlets remember a remarkable group of Germans who fearlessly opposed the Nazis in the very center of their power.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.

The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.

One hundred years ago this small house in downtown Zürich became the birthplace of the Dada movement.

Featuring a meatless buffet fit for kings, this family-owned Zurich eatery is considered the oldest vegetarian restaurant in the West.

Known as "The Spewer," this bizarre fountain has an even stranger urban legend behind it.

This cannonball has been lodged in the church wall since a 1695 bombardment destroyed the city center.

This historic Art Nouveau townhouse was the former home of the son of a famous chemical inventor and industrialist.

“The Cajun Music Capital of the World” has kept things French in a Louisiana prairie town for over 75 years.

The only cave in Louisiana has played host to a state's-worth of clandestine activities.

From a supper club to a gay bar to an HBO shooting location, this 125-year-old Victorian mansion has lived many lives.

Inside this art and oddity-filled shop, a small room filled with secrets.

One of the last remaining venues on the Old Chitlin’ Circuit is a kaleidoscopic music hall at the end of a dirt road.

This 45-story tall abandoned skyscraper is the third tallest building in New Orleans and Lousiana.

The LSU mascot lived on the college campus in one of the most impressive tiger habitats in the country.

This city block-long devotional site, a replica of a famous site in France, is dedicated to the patron saint of grandmothers, mothers, and educators.

A Rodeo for Prisoners.

Anne Rice, one of the most influential writers in gothic literature, is buried alongside her husband in a New Orleans cemetery.