Places johncyrilokeefe Wants to Go

Catering to broken dolls for almost 200 years, this repair shop is now a charnel house of doll parts.

Ring the bell to enter a bar that looks equal parts museum and old curiosity shop.

Tucked away inside this concrete building is a church and its grand display of brutalist architecture.

An Englishman loses his scalp to a Cheyenne warrior and lives to donate it to a library.

An ornate Art Deco tile mosaic representing Nebraskan life, both modern and prehistoric.

These experimental weapons brought World War II to Nebraska as well as 26 other U.S. states.

This once rural mansion now sits in the heart of the city.

Formerly Yugoslavia's "forbidden island," this sleepy little city still holds the abandoned remains of military strongholds.

The big toe of this towering monument to a Croatian national hero is worn from years of superstitious rubbing.

This surreal memorial/cemetery is a necropolis of crumbling stonework and puzzle-shaped headstones.

The sad remains of a monument to martial arts legend and movie star Bruce Lee—in the middle of Balkans.

A bridge destroyed three times: once as a ruse, then in an actual attack, and finally for the movies.

An apparition of Virgin Mary in Herzegovina.

Dive for drinks at Croatia's first and only underwater winery.

This unique structure allowed boats to bypass underwater mine barriers in the channel to enter the harbor.

This Slovenian museum houses the country's largest collection of painted beehive panels.

The language and heritage of a nearly forgotten culture can still be explored in this Southern enclave.

First established in 1696, this settlement was abandoned after the Revolutionary War.

The only working large-scale tea plantation in the United States.

Tour the oldest unrestored plantation house in America that is open to the public.

A stack of stones steeped in Irish folklore, much like the hero they're connected to, hide in plain sight.

A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.

The final resting place of the Seminole Indian chief who fought against government occupation in Florida.

The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.