Places minusblindfold Wants to Go

A fairytale island floats in the middle of Italy's little-known Lake Orta.

These spooky and unusual stone formations create an underworldly landscape.

Walk down these stairs to get an underwater view of Switzerland's Lake Zug.

A historic observatory precariously perched at the "Top of Europe."

A once-thriving hotel in the Swiss Alps couldn't compete with climate change.

The bizarre visions of H.R. Giger, tucked away in a Swiss medieval city.

A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.

Reverend Franzo Wayne King administers spiritual enlightenment through the music of the jazz legend.

A 1920s home transformed into an immersive art experience, where every room is a portal to another realm.

This surreptitious shop is only open five hours per week.

A monument to the love people have for their pets.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

This shop and studio is dedicated to the art of the book, from letterpress to bookbinding.

The oldest burial ground in the city, final resting place of city founders, Ohlone natives and murderers alike.

With the touch of a button, you can read a randomly selected short story.

In this century-old literary safehouse, print is alive and well.

This 19th-century church is now a popular roller rink.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

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

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

The only theatre in the world constructed specifically for sound movement.

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

A 140-year-old castle with underground caves hidden in San Francisco.