Places lepainperdu Wants to Go

A wunderkammer hidden on the top floor of the Hartford statehouse.

This 1000 year old relic-filled cave monastery and UNESCO World Heritage Site also hosts an amazing micro-miniature museum.

Berlin's natural history museum houses the world's largest mounted dinosaur and the late beloved polar bear Knut.

New York's oldest magic store.

Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.

The intriguing personal collection of a professional demon-chaser.

Home of Philip Johnson, one of the 20th century's most influential architects.

Adherence to strict Jewish laws is required to enter this ultra-conservative New York village.

Astonishing collection of helmets, scientific instruments, and medical models.

100 massive sculptures in the Hudson River Valley.

Collapsing castle on the Hudson river was once the storage site of military surplus business.

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.

Gigantic private toy museum featuring among finest collections of antique mechanical banks in existence.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

A large camera obscura, constructed entirely from digitally fabricated components.

Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.

Reverend Jen's unique museum/living room showcases her troll collection.

A room in New York City that contains 250 cubic yards of dirt.

La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.

Become a prohibition rebel.

This innocent-looking townhome is actually a subway exit.

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

America's greatest forgotten garden and the former stomping grounds of Son of Sam.

An abandoned horticulture institute gloomily presides over rows of derelict and vine-wrought greenhouses.