Places meganvbell Wants to Go

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.

A student driver's nightmare.

A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.

A rare view of a preserved Victorian science museum.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic’s missed arrival.

A haunting collection of the vanished and disappearing natural world.

The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.

Where beautiful signs live on forever.

This modest marker near Notre Dame identifies the very center of Paris.

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

A subterranean ice warehouse that has lain hidden beneath central London for over a century is now open to the public.

The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”

A Pythagorean funhouse that tries, successfully, to prove that math is the coolest thing ever.

The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

Home of an evil witch famous within southern folklore.