Places hymeneinstein Wants to Go

This edgy museum will whet your appetite for the industrial history of Western New York.

The 25-million-year-old cavities have perplexed people for decades.

A small but charming botanical garden that contains many exotic plant species.

This cheese shop also houses a museum devoted to Dutch dairy.

One of the oldest wine cellars in Germany is now a restaurant beneath Bremen's town hall.

This "cursed house" features secret rooms, hidden vaults, and dark escape tunnels.

A small cell adjacent to this church was once the bedroom for a renowned saint.

This unassuming retro burger joint was billed as “diner of the future” at the 1939 World's Fair.

The interior of this Serbian royal family's mausoleum is covered with exquisite mosaics.

New Zealand's oldest prison holds a dark history and the scars of a deadly earthquake.

A KFC honors an eighth-century Chinese poet with holograms and verse.

The plaques around this 19th-century structure recall some rather strange tales.

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

The old church, buried by the 1784 Mount Vesuvius eruption, is a remarkably well-preserved place where people now pray for the souls of the dead.

This functional solar system model was inspired by the famous Eisinga Planetarium.

The jewel of the museum is a rare tumulus, a funeral decoration from the 18th century.

Those belting out show tunes in this West Village piano bar might not realize it marks the site where Thomas Paine died in 1809.

This giant statue pays homage to this temple's furry residents who keep the landscape pristine.

An unusual "skull with ears" sits in the crypt of this small church tucked away at the end of a narrow alley.

It's gunky, it's gross, and it's been freed from the sewer and put on display.

More than 250 sakes are available in an izakaya hidden in the basement of a Midtown office building.

This grassy, tree-lined hill shares a name with the much-loved novel that it inspired.

This botanical garden boasts sculptures, industrial ruins, and an endorsement from the Dalai Lama.

The beautiful bas-relief lines a sliver of a 19th-century walking path between two charming French villages.