Places LiliCurtis Wants to Go

Funhouse of found art and participatory sculpture.

Railroad came. People came. Railroad left. Town died.

An abandoned village that doubled as "The Hunger Games"' post-apocalyptic wasteland is up for grabs.

A rapidly disappearing authentic bit of the old south.

This North Carolina museum is keeping the pinball craze alive, with a little Space Invaders on the side.

According to local lore, this narrow passageway through two large rocks was accidentally created by the devil himself.

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.

The wooden house where the jazz great learned to play the piano.

This former Norwegian sailor's church is slowly being taken over by ramshackle robot musicians.

A hidden architectural treasure in New York's Brooklyn.

One of only two remaining Victorian-era greenhouses in New York.

First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.

Every animal in the torah taxidermied and crammed into a Brooklyn townhouse.

This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

This home is decked out like a psychedelic explosion of colors and bowling balls.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

Visitors flock to see this church tower's unintended feature: It happens to resemble a giant chicken from multiple points of view.

A vast array of tropical plants collected by a vacationing couple.

Human skulls and a stuffed goat made into a rocking chair can be found at this strange little store.

A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques

It's clear this abandoned Art Deco gem was no ordinary cleaners.