Places EricaInCA Wants to Go

A museum of carnival attractions where you are invited to ride the rides.

A phantasmagoric tomb honors a Belgian artist-scientist's contributions to the world of spooky entertainment.

The headless bodies of more than 1,300 guillotined victims of the Reign of Terror are buried here in mass graves.

A unrivaled and rather horrifying collection of wax dermatological models.

This surreal statue brings a famous French novel about a supernatural cad to arresting life.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

Once a 19th-century brasserie, this McDonald's exterior celebrates Alsatian design and the "King of Beer."

The history of radiation is on safe display at the foot of a radiation science laboratory.

This tower is one of the best-preserved (and least-visited) remnants of medieval Paris.

The Cape Cod house that whaling built.

This graveyard contains markers and monuments dedicated to some of the darkest chapters in Washington's history.

Spanning an elevation of 160 feet and containing 388 steps, this is Seattle's longest staircase.

This edible park is open to any and all foragers.

With the touch of a button, you can read a randomly selected short story.

The oldest alley in San Francisco is paved with a reminder of the city's original shoreline.

This 19th-century church is now a popular roller rink.

A miniature view of the park, caught in time.

Where a demonstration led to equal rights for one of California's most marginalized communities.

Pay homage to the quintessential P-town dive.

A curious memento mori hangs in the magnificent Cathedral of Segovia.

This museum explores the lives of Chang and Eng, the "Original Siamese Twins."

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

Chicago's largest cemetery is full of beautiful Victorian monuments and more than a few ghost stories.

A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.