Places MonicaB Wants to Go

A rare view of a preserved Victorian science museum.

A massive underwater sinkhole made famous by Jacques Cousteau.

Hellam Township is reputed to feature seven remote gates, which when passed through in the right order, open an entrance to hell.

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

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

Home of an evil witch famous within southern folklore.

Mysterious rocks that ring musically when struck.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

A hip bar decorated with walls of golden skulls.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.

This sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for “The Hobbit” film series.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

The atmospheric road was never meant to be so creepy.

The inspiration for H.P. Lovecraft's horror stories and Batman's Arkham Asylum is now a condominium complex.

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

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

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world’s largest coastal brick fortresses.

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