Places Ornithomancer Wants to Go

Fall through a crack in the seams of reality at this immersive art installation.

A registered historic landmark shrouded in unsettling local legends.

A Texas-sized secondhand bookstore features 54,000 square feet of books, music, and media.

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

This cafe offers a curated collection of treats and tipples made by monks and nuns.

The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.

Come for the 14-foot-long taxidermy alligator. Stay for the mini costumed gators shooting pool.

For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.

A swamp and garden tour featuring local wildlife and exotic botanical specimens from around the world.

A museum of unusual collections, mini-towns, and a half-dog, half-alligator.

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

Hidden in the New Mexico desert southeast of Roswell, nine small deep lakes formed inside sinkholes.

This snug medieval lane is one of the narrowest streets in the world.

The legendary cliffside castle of three-time Voivode of Wallachia, Vlad the Impaler.

The mystery of the Putim Ossuary involves a tricorn hat.

This solitary monastery may hold the remains of Vlad the Impaler (but probably not).

A giant portrait of an ancient king looms over the river.

Moss and stone turn this waterfall into an otherworldly liquid veil.

Religious structure known for its sculpted details.

This massive underground salt mine now holds a sci-fi theme park in its depths.

Even drowned in an ocean of toxic waste, the remnants of this Romanian village stand tall.

One of the largest barracks of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy's military is now an abandoned ruin.

Hungarian self-built castle.

The Natural History Museum that time forgot.