Places Maya W Wants to Go

Winding paths and ramshackle mausoleums in the oldest "park cemetery" in London.

This South London cemetery holds the remains of more than 15,000 people.

This collection of illusory paraphernalia has been culled from the history of London's premier magician's club.

This churchyard arbor is surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy.

This shop and gallery is a modern-day cabinet of curiosities, unassumingly positioned along an urban thoroughfare.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

A 200-year-old tavern challenges guests to finish a glass of wine while hanging from a ceiling beam.

Unconventional site where the tracks of Zurich tramcars intersect.

This eclectic architectural gem played witness to Zurich’s colonial past.

Zurich's evolution museum hosts a unique collection of skeletons among its natural history treasures.

Museum dedicated to wax representations of disfiguring diseases.

One hundred years ago this small house in downtown Zürich became the birthplace of the Dada movement.

The end of the 4 Line is also the end of the line for 300,000 souls in one of NYC's most illustrious cemeteries.

Unique antiquarian shop specializing in globes, maps, and prints.

One of the last Jazz Age "Wonder Theaters" in New York City.

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

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

This communist country can still appreciate its fragrant past.

A colorful narrow alley in Cuba is full of street art and sculptures made of found objects.

In terms of history and architecture, this is one of the most remarkable cemeteries in the world.

A Cuban artist reclaimed his impoverished neighborhood as a dreamy folk art kingdom.

This psychedelic tourist trap is a leisurely descent into madness.

China's most famous acrobatics act.