Places karenp Wants to Go

Established in 1638 to battle the Black Death, this botanical garden is a treasure trove of rare flora.

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

The world's only museum devoted to the wonders of fluorescence.

The world's first zoo for microbes collecting the horrible and wonderful things living on and around us.

From Coke II to Google Glass, this exhibit features some of the most spectacular commercial flops.

A failed attempt to control drifting sands yielded a gnarled sylvan wonderland.

This secret collection of the strange and occult was rediscovered in a forgotten room of an old house.

A Viking-themed bar in a canal town for those retreating from the hustle and bustle of Shanghai.

This bar is home to what's likely the oldest living jazz band in the world.

Thousand-year-old trees tower within one of the world's only inland temperate rainforests.

Greenery cloaks this serene sculpture inspired by the famous Lost Gardens of Heligan.

Sleep snuggled in a sphere suspended atop the forest canopy of Vancouver Island.

An old world fairytale-land with over 350 fairy folk figurines hidden amongst 800 year old cedars.

One of Australia's largest collections of preserved animals is on display in a historic theater.

The discovery of an old wall led to the creation of this fascinating museum about the city in the Middle Ages.

This subterranean spot might be the epitome of Japan's baroque, retro coffee houses.

Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.

Fine dining in the bizarre world of Lewis Carroll.

Unique antiquarian shop specializing in globes, maps, and prints.

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.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

Peek through the gates at this oasis from the city, full of Old English charm.

A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.

A hands-on traveling collection of the innovative devices of yesteryear.