Places ouroborosasunder Wants to Go

Unique antiquarian shop specializing in globes, maps, and prints.

Tucked in a nondescript downtown Brooklyn mall is a bar containing a remarkable turn of the century anatomical wax collection last seen in 1920s Berlin.

A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

A Pythagorean funhouse that tries, successfully, to prove that math is the coolest thing ever.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

A small chapel celebrating the spiritual bond between dogs and humans.

The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.

Enjoy fresh-baked bread and fish from a repurposed Portuguese fortress.

One of the tallest waterfalls in Africa is also home to a population of monkeys who enjoy the waters and the occasional guest.

Morocco's largest Jewish cemetery.

An eerie former warehouse turned cistern turned movie set.

Vast stretch of tide-pools with a unique Moroccan charm.

The true depths of these stunning Moroccan caves are unknown.

This Viking-inspired miniature golf course features a pirate ship and views of Icelandic landscapes.

One of the most remarkable caves in all of Iceland was created by a once raging river of lava.

A vintage video game wonderland in downtown Reykjavik.

This excellent museum recreates the boom days of the herring rush in the "Atlantic Klondike."

Instead of solid circles, the stoplights in this northern Icelandic town have glowing red hearts.

This museum dedicated to divination also honors a local 10th-century prophetess.

Eerie ruins of an abandoned medieval fishing village crumble atop an unforgiving stretch of earth.

This collection of unique liquids allows visitors to wander the waters of Iceland's glaciers.