Places mcambis Wants to Go

A mining town once rife with murderous disputes over its copious treasures now creates income as a popular spot for photo shoots.

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

9,000 square feet of vintage and modern mechanical toys, dioramas & sideshow curiosities.

Don't blink or you'll miss it.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

Eclectic collection of dark and macabre antiques.

A whimsical antique shop with a strong air of mystery, filled with items from ages, and what feels like worlds, past.

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.

150 or so scrounged-up lamps, chandeliers, and lanterns light up this alley in central Athens.

This gem is often wrongly overshadowed by the larger, newer Metropolis church in Athens.

Enter the cabin of a life-sized Hindenburg replica.

This Rococo church is known as the most beautiful village church in the world, and does not disappoint.

The largest ice cave in the world is thought to be the entrance to hell according to Austrian legend.

Visitors dip into a variety of pools of what was once ice.

Soaring over 6,000 feet in the Bavarian Alps, this beer garden was once Hitler's 50th birthday present.

Dress up like a miner and take a slide into the disco-lit depths of this once foundational salt mine.