Places McCrisa Wants to Go

World's largest porcine hairball sits in a collection maintained by Benedictine monks.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

This small hut in the middle of a parking lot was once the wooded sanctuary of the 'Hermit of Montrose.'

All that's left of the quintessential "cabin in the woods."

This tri-part waterfall is a little bit of fairytale beauty in the heart of Luxembourg's Little Switzerland.

This German bone house contains the remains of some 20,000 souls.

The site of murders and Satanic cult gatherings.

The severed head of a 17th-century Irish martyr lies within an intricate golden shrine.

Delightful disarray of found objects and clutter.

A whimsical menagerie of devils, krampuses, satyrs, and other horned creatures.

A library of only unpublished manuscripts.

An Irish church where an 800-year-old mummy is reaching out of his coffin as if to shake hands.

This permanent collection of preserved bodies taken from Irish bogs is one of the leading authorities on such morbid mummies.

The lush coastal city of Astoria is riddled with forgotten secret sidewalks.

A natural gas leak provides a flickering flame beneath a waterfall.

Created by four famous men, the beautifully designed Buffalo State Asylum was resurrected as a hotel and art center, but still boasts a ghost story or two.

Town full of spiritualists, some of whom are mediums, is still in full swing after 130 years.

A collection of unique outdoor sculptures surounded by the beauty of nature.

Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.

Beyond being incredibly fun, not much can be said about the Hole with certitude.

Secret Manor, a house full of legends, the least of which is the haunting of long-deceased ladies of pleasure.

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.