Places maquid Wants to Go

A museum of carnival attractions where you are invited to ride the rides.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

Two awe-inspiring globes from the reign of the Sun King hang from the ceiling of France's national library.

A letterpress workshop committed to the art of printing, with unique and creative designs.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

The first Italian factory to produce locomotives is now a marvelous museum.

The burial place of an obscure North African saint was turned into a macabre body preservation factory for the 17th-century Neapolitan elite.

One of the camera company's former manufacturing buildings is now a museum dedicated to its history.

Standing guard on top of an old, vacant ice cream shop.

The birthplace of the Ford Model T is now a museum full of antique cars.

To truly appreciate Detroit's landmark skyscraper, you have to step inside.

Fonts are born and bred here at the oldest letterpress type foundry in the United States.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

A free, public museum dedicated to the fascinating science of sight.

A library and museum dedicated to typography.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

A 1950s Googie burger stand is now a Los Angeles landmark.

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.

A spiritual retreat in the heart of Los Angeles offers stunning gardens and a labyrinth to lose yourself in.

Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.

Dozens of feral felines rule a segment of Hollywood's only graveyard.