Places Ryshili Wants to Go

This historic Amsterdam bar used to accept sailor's monkeys as payment.

A curious collection dedicated to human and animal anatomy and pathology.

The world's first zoo for microbes collecting the horrible and wonderful things living on and around us.

This gorgeous reading room houses the oldest and largest art history library in the Netherlands.

Established in 1638 to battle the Black Death, this botanical garden is a treasure trove of rare flora.

Museum preserving torture methods from the past.

Cat art as far as the eye can see.

A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.

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

The world's only museum devoted to the wonders of fluorescence.

The rodent-shaped sidewalk imprint that earned worldwide media attention.

Hidden on the seventh floor of a historic building, this Cajun spot features wall-to-wall bottles of hot sauce.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

In one Chicago park, a trio of werewolves are waiting to devour their fallen brethren.

In Chicago, a pizza-enthusiast has opened a museum dedicated to the history of pizza.

This shop for all your super spy needs hides an educational secret.

A Museum of Holography frozen in 1974.

In Chicago, an empty relic of a time when neighborhood zoos were more common.

This titanic Catholic church in Chicago is also a refuge of the fictional cult-favorite wizard detective Harry Dresden.

A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.

Where dioramas can follow you home.

An eccentric park and pool.

This art gallery and oddities boutique bewitches visitors with a trove of occult trinkets and eccentric antiques, work by an ever-changing roster of underground artists, and classes in tarot and other mystic arts.

Over 1,000 pieces of one of the most niche art objects imaginable: the glass paperweight.