Places mcdermany Wants to Go

Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.

The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

Fine dining in the bizarre world of Lewis Carroll.

The world's largest collection of witchcraft regalia.

A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.

A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.

A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.

A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.