Places Nojestes Wants to Go

Former hotel turned into haunted playground.

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

During the 19th century, you could pay for violence off a prix fixe menu on this Manhattan street.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

The rough and tumble president's childhood home displays the shirt he was once shot in and the speech that saved him.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

A dark, dank room in subterranean Manhattan was the site of a ghastly murder.

A hands-on traveling collection of the innovative devices of yesteryear.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.

A New York garbage depot holds a secret collection of weird and wonderful refuse.

A tunnel once abandoned now thrives with graffiti art as an off-limits makeshift gallery.

New York's oldest magic store.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

This abandoned subway station beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel is allegedly used to secretly transport presidents.

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

The language and heritage of a nearly forgotten culture can still be explored in this Southern enclave.

The burning of this 12th-century church kicked off a campaign of Norwegian Black Metal terror.

A favorite with sightseers and locals alike, this Norwegian funicular provides easy access to a stunning view of Bergen and its environs.

The remains of an idyllic small town built for the film 'Big Fish' still stand around a rundown main street.

The abandoned personal amusement park of the King of Pop.

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

Just a few miles from downtown Atlanta is a trail covered in a crazy collection of outsider art.

The cinder cone volcano with a less than complimentary name.