Salem, Massachusetts
Count Orlok’s Nightmare Gallery
A collection of full-size movie monsters opened to the public.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Salem, Massachusetts
A collection of full-size movie monsters opened to the public.
Bryce, Utah
Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."
Stratford, Connecticut
The intriguing personal collection of a professional demon-chaser.
Skinnskatteberg, Sweden
Bring your hiking shoes, wool socks, and thermal underwear for a stay in these cozy forest huts.
Kitakyushu, Japan
An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.
Providence, Rhode Island
Last residence of H.P. Lovecraft featured in his story "The Haunter of the Dark."
Paris, France
A counter-culture bookstore like no other hides in plain sight in the streets of Paris.
Ulcinj, Montenegro
On top of a resort town as old as the Bronze Age sits an incredible war memorial statue overlooking the beaches below.
Georgia
Underground monastery and fortress.
Paris, France
A scandalous Art Nouveau collaboration that set Paris all atwitter at the turn of the 20th century.
Arles, France
A unique underground structure dating back to the 1st century BC.
Venezuela
This everlasting lightning storm may be the world's largest generator of ozone.
Monte, Portugal
Men in rubber-soled boots serve as your "brakes" on this toboggan ride Hemingway described as "exhilarating."
Beruni, Uzbekistan
These "50 Fortresses" have been unearthed in the ancient oasis of Khwarezm.
Chile
A fantastical group of cliffside stairways, bridges, and twisting paths carved out of stone provide a surreal coastal hike.
Iceland
Rising from the sea like a stone monster.
Naples, Italy
These "anatomical machines" are only one of the many strange items in this Italian crypt.
Margalef, Spain
An isolated village literally built into the crevices and rock formations of a mountain.
Nazca, Peru
Nazca pilgrimage site covering 370 acres is a popular stop for archeologists and looters.
Georgia
Ancient rock-hewn town that witnessed key events of Georgian history.
Oakland, California
Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.
Dover, New Hampshire
A museum dedicated to "science, history and the arts" little changed since 1915.
Long Beach, Washington
Home of Jake the Alligator Man, the mummified remains of a cigar smoking, cross-dressing celebrity of the Northwestern coast.
Palermo, Italy
Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.