Places PamieCakes Wants to Go

A unique spiral staircase that doesn't quite make it up to the top floor.

Astonishing collection of helmets, scientific instruments, and medical models.

Housing a morgue, rare and confiscated weapons, and autopsy remains, the Vancouver police museum displays the dark side of Canada.

Locals transformed this Canadian evergreen into a secret hangout with spectacular views of Vancouver's skyline.

This surreal thumbs-up monument commemorates a shiatsu legend.

Nearly 100 concrete graves lie hidden just beyond the pristine waters along the coast.

The preserved arm of a third-century sorcerer is believed to have the power to lift curses and spells.

Turntable anonymously received orphans, alms, and groceries.

An open-air "garden" of mural art that changes weekly.

A beautiful but toxic fountain of mercury.

This generously endowed statue once stood guard outside a Roman home.

An extraordinary "City of Caves" carved from solid stone.

A Zoroastrian funerary tower where excarnation rituals are carried out is threatened by the area's dwindling vulture population.

A gigantic shoe, inspired by a nursery rhyme, sits in a park atop Mumbai’s Malabar Hill.

This curious building hides eclectic details like medieval gargoyles alongside naked angels and Art Nouveau mosaics.

Before there were doorbells this bronze ear was installed for visitors to announce their arrival.

Hundreds of thousands of concrete bunkers crowd Albania long after the fall of Communism.

See how paper is made the old-fashioned way.

Luminaries of all stripes have sipped strong Greek coffee at this cafe since 1839.

With no menu and no sign, this 130-year-old taverna doles out affordable home cooking.

View the ancient remains of buildings and the ancient "River of Hades" before hopping on a train.

A garden in Lisbon filled with giant porcelain creatures.

Catering to broken dolls for almost 200 years, this repair shop is now a charnel house of doll parts.

This charming candle shop has been in business since 1789.