Places isabelvanoorschot Wants to Go

A museum dedicated to secret surveillance.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

A hidden museum focusing on the sexual aspects of anthropology.

The centuries-old cobblestones of a feudal highway remain in the woods of Hakone.

A 19th-century pharmacy converted into a bookstore.

A former church transformed into a public library.

This institution has been serving up some of the best pancakes in the Netherlands for over a century.

Flip your own pancakes in this old sugar mill within a Florida state park.

A 30-foot-high stream of chocolate flows continuously at the Lindt Home of Chocolate.

Nothing says indulgence like a 1,500-pound chocolate castle.

An antiquated aquarium housed in a converted government anti-nuclear bunker.

Famed for its pie, this eatery has a hidden tunnel that allowed Catholics to secretly walk to church during the Reformation.

A museum that cashes in on its infamous little people while teaching you a thing or two about the Irish fey.

A glimpse into life in 1830s Tokyo, back during the heyday of the Tokugawa shogunate.

Explore the atmospheric ruins of an abandoned convent in the dense forests of Mexico's first national park.

Mother Nature outdoes herself with this stunningly beautiful set of caves carved into marble.

These warring psychedelic crags commemorate an unsuccessful military operation.

This massive underground salt mine now holds a sci-fi theme park in its depths.

An obscure public service from the U.S. government that redeems burnt, moldy, and soiled old greenbacks.

This Stockholm art museum integrates many of its pieces into the surrounding outdoor areas and natural landscape.

This little museum is making sure that the art and history of the graffiti sticker is not scraped from history.

From toys to kettles to scientific instruments, this German museum celebrates the beauty of 20th century design.

A collection of abandoned typographic signs from Berlin and beyond.

Gardens representing parts of Asia, Europe, and the Mid East are tucked away among the Soviet-style buildings in East Berlin.