Places meganbystricky Wants to Go

Dating from the 18th century to today, this museum houses a collection of over 1,200 musical instruments.

When construction began on this hotel, developers were surprised to find the ruins of an ancient civilization.

With no menu and no sign, this 130-year-old taverna doles out affordable home cooking.

A beautiful waterfall and beach where precious stones are plentiful.

A community-owned museum that celebrates the history of the shipbuilding industry in this part of Nova Scotia.

This community museum preserves the largest collection of Coal Age fossil plants in Maritimes.

This historic library honors the legacy of the British Empire's first children's librarian.

A unique collection of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and everything in-between.

This house was largely built out of hundreds of thousands of discarded glass embalming fluid bottles.

Like your grandma's attic—if your grandma were a little weirder, extremely well-traveled, and had a great eye for art.

Canadian centennial project designed to gather information about UFOs.

One of the world's largest collections of rare medical texts and ephemera.

This museum explores how a 1973 volcanic eruption forever changed this small Icelandic island.

Discover the magic in the mundane in Iceland's Museum of Everyday Life.

This aromatherapy shop and mini-museum cofounded by the Sigur Rós frontman documents Icelandic history through scents.

Inside this museum, visitors venture through ghost stories entrenched in Icelandic folklore.

These concrete domes were installed on an Icelandic bluff to honor a very specific musical tradion.

The oldest (maybe) swimming pool in Iceland is a stunning oasis built into the side of a lush hill.

Every summer local children form "pysja patrols" to save young birds that have wandered from their nests.

The Icelandic Sea Monster Museum explores the area's history of aquatic cryptid sightings.

Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.

A comprehensive collection of bonsai set in a beautiful campus.

This nondescript coffee shop conceals one of the wildest patisseries in New York City.

The collection is exhibited in a Staten Island building modeled on traditional Himalayan architecture.