Rancho Palos Verdes, California
Point Vicente Lighthouse
A "haunted" landmark on the coast of Southern California.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Rancho Palos Verdes, California
A "haunted" landmark on the coast of Southern California.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This little-known collection holds everything from "Dracula" notes, to the manuscript of "Ulysses," to the forged works of Shakespeare.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Huge masonic hall in Philadelphia with lavishly themed rooms.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.
Spring Green, Wisconsin
A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.
San Jose, California
A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
Portland, Oregon
A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.
Estes Park, Colorado
Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."
Glen Cove, New York
The abandoned grounds and derelict greenhouses of this once-magnificent Edwardian estate are now a nature preserve open for exploration.
Baker, Nevada
A gothic palace of endless stalagmites and pseudoscorpions waits within one of the world's most beautiful caves.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.
Apache Junction, Arizona
This collection of Wild West movie memorabilia also claims to hold some secrets of the Lost Dutchman's mine.
New York, New York
The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.
New York, New York
Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.
La Paz, Bolivia
Popular tourist destination where witches in dark hats sell dried llama fetuses for good luck.
Rhinebeck, New York
The life of one of FDR's possible mistresses is preserved in her palatial Hudson Valley mansion.
Bergamo, Italy
A museum entirely dedicated to Bergamo’s tradition of puppetry.
Zacatecas, Mexico
The spectacular subterranean collection includes dazzling minerals, including a piece of "kryptonite."
Ogdensburg, New Jersey
Hundreds of glow-in-the-dark objects light up a museum in a historic zinc mine.
Phoenicia, New York
On the second floor of a small town library is an homage to angling and memorial to a great local fisherman.
Woodstock, New York
Now the final resting place of prominent artists and musicians, it was originally founded to separate the rich from the poor in death.
Dover Plains, New York
This isolated community does not want you to visit.
Brooklyn, New York
A no-frills cinephile haven known for showing offbeat, underseen films.