Places nicolefrancis Wants to Go

The railway carts travelers to central Athens's highest peak, which offers stunning vistas of the city.

The "possessed" house that inspired "The Haunting in Connecticut" book and movie.

A seasonal movie monster museum featuring wax creations by a relative of one of the original Universal Studios monsters.

This abandoned psychiatric hospital once housed more than 4,000 patients in the middle of a quaint New England town.

The ancient past meets the retro-future at these dinosaur tracks that are protected by a geodesic dome.

With some 500,000 books across five buildings, this bookstore is a reader's paradise.

Quirky castle designed by the American actor best known for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage.

Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.

This small-town Connecticut restaurant gives each diner a free book from its vast library.

The intriguing personal collection of a professional demon-chaser.

A religious-themed park filled with folk art to bring biblical stories to life that fell into disrepair and now being restored.

Isolated atop this Balinese sea crag is a lovely Hindu temple that is said to be guarded by sea snakes.

This isolated structure beckons adventurers with sublime views of the Faroe Islands.

One of the smallest towns in the United States.

At the crypt of St. Mary of Eulogies and the Dead you are left alone to ponder mortality among piles of skulls.

Saved by a logger, this Douglas fir is one of the last great old-growth trees in Canada.

The home of the world's first and last remaining "wooly ant."

This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.

Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.

This series of rope-style bridges brings visitors into a jungle layer that is usually reserved for birds and monkeys.

This 8th-century Bavarian monastery is home to an exquisite Baroque-era library.

A Buddha-filled cave that is named after a giant monster spider.

An ordinary lamppost situated in the middle of Cambridge has an unusual moniker and history.

An oddly poignant roadside attraction celebrating American folklore.