Places hymeneinstein Wants to Go

Turnip-shaped island just off the Michigan shore in Lake Huron.

Sasqu(w)atch out!

A display of torture devices used in the Spanish Inquisition and other scourges of medieval Europe.

This former Mormon settlement is reemerging from the receding waters of Lake Mead.

The grounds of this Jacobean estate contain one of the oldest mulberry trees in England.

During its heyday, the massive estate boasted its own railroad station and post office.

Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.

A Frankenstein blend of science and art allows one tree to produce 40 different types of stone fruit.

The attic and basement house two museums stuffed with oddities like swallowed spoon handles and a shrunken head.

Though technically an illegal structure, this eclectic DIY apartment complex is beloved by its residents.

A real-life replica of a home from Hayao Miyazaki's beloved movie "My Neighbor Totoro."

Tucked in a nondescript downtown Brooklyn mall is a bar containing a remarkable turn of the century anatomical wax collection last seen in 1920s Berlin.

A half-acre utopia in the New Mexico desert features a graveyard, a game of horseshoes, a library, and a mailbox.

The ruins of this prominent glass factory yield hidden treasures buried among the jungle floor.

Mirrored floors and arched shelves create the illusion of an infinite tunnel of books.

The largest Art Nouveau complex in the world is a Barcelona hospital with a 600-year-long history.

Locals say the stone that marks the spot where the gallows once stood can lead you astray.

These ancient sunken lanes were naturally tunneled into the soft ground by countless footsteps.

A thick blanket of beautiful pampas grass cloaks this unique Japanese landscape.

The abandoned medieval theme park was meant to be the "Disneyland of the Philippines."

Fish raining from the sky are the cause of a yearly celebration in this small Honduran town.

A famed drink seasoned with an amputated toe, now on its tenth digit.

A stunning hermit's shrine on a steep rocky spur in Northern Italy.

This palatial, 99-doored Colonial mansion is a marvel of architectural fusion.