Places positivelypossessed Wants to Go

An early work of the architect Álvaro Siza Vieira, these swimming pools blend into the beach.

This village was once a thriving Soviet uranium mining center, but is now semi-abandoned and desolate.

This quirky museum will make you question everything, including the shape of the planet.

Potato-peeling mannequins, Inca art, and a dangling tuber mobile help trace the history of fries at this Belgian museum.

Hidden dwellings in the cliffsides of North Togo used by local Moba tribes to evade 18th-century slave traders.

It is said a heartbroken man visited the gap every day to stare blankly out at the sea.

Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

This railroad overpass is said to be home to a murderous goat-man whose very legend has led to very real deaths.

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

This modern antique shop is a museum for 1980's Saturday morning cartoon culture.

The ruins of the suspension bridge hang over Kingsbury Run as a ghost of racial prejudice.

The heroic sled dog of the 1925 serum run is preserved in taxidermy.

Unique collection containing a wide and curious range of contraceptive items.

The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.

Beloved bar home to musicians of all eras and reputations.

Pizza with a side of fine art.

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

The site of the first couple's first kiss is commemorated by the most adorable presidential monument ever.

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

This Boeing KC-97 tanker is now a restaurant for aviation lovers.

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

This bar hosts an ever-evolving napkin art installation devoted to an American president.