Places mszmaudie Wants to Go

This little-known collection holds everything from "Dracula" notes, to the manuscript of "Ulysses," to the forged works of Shakespeare.

The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

This sculpture commemorates the first instance of an American president pardoning a turkey.

This ancient cave is home to a museum, bar, and is filled with fluorescent minerals.

A stealthy Apache hideaway that became the haunting site of a mass grave.

Legend says a witch conjured the world's third largest whirlpool to protect Scotland from a nasty pirate.

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

This enormous abandoned prison was once dubbed the "Bastille of Romania."

This elaborately decorated, fairytale-like Romanian royal palace is one of the most striking castles in Europe.

A fairytale-like grove with a crystal-clear spring bubbling under the shade of a massive ancient tree.

These gnarly desert trees produce the prized aromatic resin traded along the ancient incense trail.

England’s ancient oak tree has such an impressive girth, people have been hosting parties within the hollow trunk for centuries.

Why settle for barbecue chips when you can get actual barbecue?

A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.

The 40-year-old machine serves soda quicker than you can catch it for a mere 75 cents a pop.

Known as the "Hobbit Houses," these storybook homes look like they're straight out of the Shire.

A master of deception, Harry Houdini's greatest trick may have been living in two places at once.

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

Pizza joint known for labor-inducing salad dressing.

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.

Stroll the grounds built by murder, suicide, and dirty oil money at one of Hollywood's most filmed mansions.

Two men, two visionaries of Venice Beach, one little hotel that smells like cookies.