Places ouroborosasunder Wants to Go

The floats housed in this hall are more than 100 years old, and are brought out for an annual celebration.

A fake medieval village in the middle of Turin.

One of the oldest and most significant collections of Ancient Egyptian archeology outside of Egypt.

A collection of whimsical metal sculptures scattered along a forest path.

In a city famous for its cemeteries, it's no wonder these are easy to overlook—they clock in at just a few inches tall.

A strip of traditional hand towel serves as an admission ticket at this modern tenugui museum.

This 400-year-old sweet shop serves a delicacy some have described as "edible incense."

This kitsch-forward diner is dedicated to an almost-forgotten “one-cent” prototype of okonomiyaki.

It is believed that this Buddhist temple stands right on the gateway to the underworld.

This horror movie and monster shop is like if a haunted house was a retail store.

Beautiful and terrifying masks displayed in the island’s only mask library.

Legend has it that any woman who kissed this statue would soon be married.

The only museum in the world dedicated to the global, historic, and modern art of beadwork.

Eclectic architecture in the woods of New York.

Explore the evolution of printing technology, from cuneiform to Kindle.

This ancient jade mask depicting the Zapotec bat god was found in the ruins of the pyramids of Monte Alban.

This oddly beautiful water cistern is a techno-temple to the wet stuff and a multimedia masterpiece.

The relics are stored in a silver reliquary, where they can be seen through glass.

Museum dedicated to "the man who moved the Earth."

An aromatic exploration of the rich history and flavors of this German town's famous gingerbread.

A scrap-metal sculpture recalls an infamous 19th-century camel.

The state's only comprehensive museum dedicated to the mineral that defined its history and economy.

Mine your own precious stones.

Star garnets are so rare that you can only find them in two places on Earth—here, you can dig for them.