Places greasekitten Wants to Go

A museum entirely dedicated to Bergamo’s tradition of puppetry.

A storefront museum in Asbury Park honoring the Jersey Shore’s deep history of mystery—including the Jersey Devil.

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.

These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.

An eerie, decaying ghost town destined to fade into the forest.

This crumbling UFO is one of only a few remaining "moveable ski chalets" of its kind.

This collection of Japanese luck idols beckons visitors with over 2,000 waving paws.

The walkable ruins of an 19th century hotel, destroyed in a horse cremation gone wrong.

An abandoned theme park with a strange and tumultuous past.

A cabin completely covered in coffee mugs, where visitors are welcome to leave one of their own—if they can find an empty nail.

This head-spinningly bizarre Depression-era art cave is wall-to-wall quartz and Jesus.

This ancient sinkhole-turned-healing-pool is a treasure trove of archeological discoveries and may even be the Fountain of Youth.

An Escher-inspired library dedicated to the wonders of the human mind, yet closed to the public.

DIY collection of eclectic holdings.

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

Peruse rare tomes like poetry bound in pearls or books with branches and berries growing out of their spines.

A wunderkammer hidden on the top floor of the Hartford statehouse.

Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.

Giant origami sculptures tucked into desert scenery beckon passers-by to explore further.

The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.

12,000 sq. ft. museum tracing erotic art from antiquity to modern times.

During the holidays, a vintage subway train whisks New Yorkers back in time.

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.