Places RHF Wants to Go

Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.

A natural history wunderkammer in the middle of the desert.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

A historic Civil War estate-turned-museum looks back on the Confederate States of America.

A former plague hospital turned medical museum.

Oldest Museum of the Netherlands is a true cabinet of curiosities.

An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.

Hidden away in a modern library are the remains of one of the 18th century's most celebrated wunderkammers.

This is not only one of the oldest collections in Europe, but also possibly the most beautiful.

This 8th-century Bavarian monastery is home to an exquisite Baroque-era library.

These 13th century documents come housed in 18th century shelves organized by a 19th century historian.

This medieval manuscript collection has some of the most obscure and ancient texts in the world.

A gigantic collection of teeny, tiny books.

The cathedral stands in New Jufa, Isfahan's Armenian quarter that was established in 1606.

Mirrored floors and arched shelves create the illusion of an infinite tunnel of books.

Hundreds of caves filled with thousands of centuries-old statues and murals.

A quirky assortment of musical marvels from around the world.

Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.

An extra-wide chair built to accommodate the former president's big behind.

A sprawling collection of books and manuscripts about ancient Greece that would have put their famed libraries to shame.

America's smallest town is run by its single citizen/mayor/librarian/bartender.

A unique collection of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and everything in-between.

This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.

An unusual library of dead things at the Rhode Island School of Design.