Places emilykoopman Wants to Go

A countryside Romanian cemetery filled with colorful crosses bearing lyrical, ironic, or satirical rhymes.

This massive underground salt mine now holds a sci-fi theme park in its depths.

This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.

Moss and stone turn this waterfall into an otherworldly liquid veil.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

This charming cobbled backstreet is the most Instagramable street in Paris, much to the residents' annoyance.

The macabre collection of Jacques Sirgent, an expert scholar on the undead and all of their trappings.

This picturesque island graveyard is the final resting place of dozens of notorious pirates.

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

The mall's looks were inspired by the cowboy extras who used to meet up—and cause real trouble—at this Hollywood hub.

Pay your respects to departed pets, both celebrity and otherwise.

The house where Good Will Hunting was written is a surreal fairytale abode.

The quiet canyon has a tumultuous history involving a doomsday cult.

Where the line between entertainment and aerospace blurs.

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

An increasingly eccentric apartment building, topped with winged beasties.

The famous animator's private station house and man-cave was the birthplace of imagineering.

A "Titanic" superfan changed his name to Jack and set up this strange shrine to the blockbuster, complete with Korean food and Tarot readings.

The remains of the first punk club in L.A.

This 'Murder House' grand mansion has starred in everything from Bones to Buffy.

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

Small museum packed with artifacts recovered by the man rumored to be the real-life inspiration for Indiana Jones.