Paris, France
House of Nicolas Flamel
The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.
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Paris, France
The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.
Sorrento, Italy
An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.
Los Angeles, California
Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.
Boston, Massachusetts
A beautiful Victorian-era cemetery, complete with a miniature village.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.
Williamsburg, Virginia
Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents sit, crumbling in a field in Virginia.
New York, New York
The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.
New York, New York
A hands-on traveling collection of the innovative devices of yesteryear.
Estes Park, Colorado
Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."
New Orleans, Louisiana
The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.
Los Angeles, California
It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.
Chicago, Illinois
This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.
New York, New York
Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.
London, England
The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.
Coral Gables, Florida
This historical swimming pool near Miami is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.
London, England
Winding paths and ramshackle mausoleums in the oldest "park cemetery" in London.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.
Rome, Italy
This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.
Berlin, Germany
Started as a kitchen garden, now the second largest botanical garden in the world.
Bloomfield, New Mexico
The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.
Brooklyn, New York
Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.
San Francisco, California
A 140-year-old castle with underground caves hidden in San Francisco.