Places hmhmurphy Wants to Go

The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”

Huge concrete structures designed as an early warning system for Britain to detect enemy aircraft.

A castle built by an eccentric medieval enthusiast in suburban Ohio.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

Niagara Falls holds a special place in Nikola Tesla's history, so they put a statue on it.

Museum preserving torture methods from the past.

The history and future of cannabis.

An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

A rare view of a preserved Victorian science museum.

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

Instruments, apparatus, and rare books all relating to chemistry and its related sciences.

In the early 1800s, surgery was also a show.

Century-old shop, specializing in Occult products.

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

A tradition unlike any other, this marks the site of the annual Groundhog's Day tradition.

Huge masonic hall in Philadelphia with lavishly themed rooms.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

MIT students continue the legacy of beloved professor "Doc" Edgerton through learning by doing.

Bouncing, delightful, mechanical art at the MIT Museum.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.