Places mthrill Wants to Go

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

A carousel trades in its classic horses and calliope for endangered species, native flora and fauna, and a modern soundtrack.

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

The last of its kind in the country.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

The final resting place of a space program monolith, soon to be unveiled again to the public.

Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater with a beautiful backyard garden.

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.

Better known as the "Body Farm," this unique research facility has been studying how human bodies break down since the 1980s.

Secret gardens just a few miles from downtown Atlanta.

Healing Springs that once ran red with soldiers' blood.

A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

The crypt of the imposing Stephensdom holds royal intestines and thousands of skeletons.

This quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world's bazaars.

An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

Paris' fabled purveyor of exotic taxidermy and natural history curios.