London, England
The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & Natural History
This shop and gallery is a modern-day cabinet of curiosities, unassumingly positioned along an urban thoroughfare.
Places Madeleine Wants to Go
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Prague, Czechia
The Museum of Alchemists and Magicians of Old Prague
The history of occult science is turned into a creepshow at this lurid Prague tourist attraction.
Gablenz, Germany
Rakotzbrücke Devil’s Bridge
This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum
A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.
Yachats, Oregon
Thor’s Well
On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.
Gerlach, Nevada
Fly Geyser
A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.
Page, Arizona
Antelope Canyon
Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.
Coleford, England
Puzzlewood
The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."
San Francisco, California
Seward Street Slides
Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Eastern State Penitentiary
The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mütter Museum
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
Kitakyushu, Japan
Wisteria Tunnel
An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.
London, England
God's Own Junkyard
A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.
Marble Canyon, Arizona
The Wave
Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.
San Jose, California
The Winchester Mystery House
A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
London, England
The Ruins of St. Dunstan-in-the-East
One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.
Los Angeles, California
The Museum of Death
World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.
San Francisco, California
Magowan's Infinite Mirror Maze
A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.
San Francisco, California
Secret Tiled Staircase
An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.
Isle of Staffa, Scotland
Fingal's Cave
This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.
London, England
Highgate Cemetery
London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.
Kansas City, Missouri
The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures
The world's largest collection of fine-scale miniatures and one the nation's largest collections of antique toys.
Seattle, Washington
Off the Rez Cafe
Where else would a linchpin of post-colonial Native American cuisine anchor the menu but a museum?
Permanently Closed
Bakersfield, California
Last Woolworth's Lunch Counter
An antique store houses the last operational diner from the defunct department store chain.
