Places Erin Everywhere Wants to Go

Europe's largest collection of matchbox designs is a fascinating exploration of the cultural history of the world.

A black cottonwood gets a second life as a home for books.

When in Idaho, sleep in a giant potato.

This restaurant offers the original California cuisine.

This Alaskan town appoints the general store's resident feline as honorary mayor.

Remnants of the city's Soviet history hover over this modern fast-food outlet.

A private home collection of more than 3,500 cat figurines.

A Danish fisherman spent 25 years covering nearly every inch of his home with tens of thousands of shells as a gift to his wife.

A 30-foot-tall goat tower in central Illinois is home to a herd of Swiss ungulates.

These public toilets are a work of art.

A stone from Africa's tallest peak is immortalized in a Potsdam palace—but is it actually the mountaintop?

A lake that borders Kazakhstan and Russia allegedly harbors the giant "Terror Trout" or "Chinese Nessie."

An abandoned colonial French prison notorious for its hellish conditions.

The abandoned palace stands as a wounded but proud beacon of Afghan hope.

Visible from both land and sea.

Tucked away on a scenic trail, a modest memorial honors one of the greatest writers of our time.

An abandoned hotel in the highlands of Bali is shrouded in stories of ghosts, curses, and corruption.

The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.

The spot where the two men ate together now stands enclosed in glass.

A haunting theme park is slowly being swallowed by the jungle.

A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.

An architect transformed this abandoned cement factory into his castle-like workshop.

Communism's topsy-turvy effect on Poland has been brought to life in this wacky tourist trap.

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.