Places nickelcurry Wants to Go

An abandoned 1920s school with a mysterious history.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

A Franco-era dam flooded (almost) everyone out of this centuries-old Aragonese town.

This pyramid in southern Sweden houses the remains of an eccentric nobleman, who spent his life doing whatever he felt like doing.

When this funny little building went up in the 19th century, most people thought it would simply fall over.

The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.

The ruins of this medieval castle in Northern Ireland have inspired artists from C.S. Lewis to Led Zeppelin.

Three gardens with toilets and urinals filled with bright flowers started as a protest against zoning rules.

Over one million bird-related artifacts await.

A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.

This sword isn't waiting for a king to pull it out. It was placed there by a saint.

A tiny, hidden alleyway dedicated to the father of meteorology.

"The Dance of Fools" is Japan's largest dance festival.

This 19th century mansion façade adorned with immigrant patriotism is a symbol of Louisville’s history.

On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

Fantastic views and thousands of love locks.

A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

Morocco's Argania trees are infested with nut-hungry goats.

This family tattoo parlor has been inking religious pilgrims in the Middle East for 700 years.

The great Italian Renaissance painter was laid to rest here in the Chapel of Saint-Hubert.

A no-frills cinephile haven known for showing offbeat, underseen films.