Places Kelli Mullin Wants to Go

Walk upon the mementos of the dead in this Parisian courtyard paved with medieval tombstones.

This charming cobbled backstreet is the most Instagramable street in Paris, much to the residents' annoyance.

A haunting collection of the vanished and disappearing natural world.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.

Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

The macabre collection of Jacques Sirgent, an expert scholar on the undead and all of their trappings.

An abandoned Cold War missile radar site.

These lush botanical gardens employ the most purrfect pest control force.

A bronze kitty adorns the grave of the polar explorer who brought the original feline to the Antarctic.

Eclectic collections, artwork, and some feline friends fill the writer's former home.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.

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

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

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

An Australian lake whose pink hue defies scientific explanation.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

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

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.