Places samfsm Wants to Go

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

The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.

New York's oldest magic store.

A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.

This museum tells a lively, personal, and wide-ranging history of jazz music.

Anne Rice, one of the most influential writers in gothic literature, is buried alongside her husband in a New Orleans cemetery.

Professional and amateur dioramas, taxidermy, and oddities all located in an attic above a gallery.

Taxidermied cartoon heads, unseen illustrations, and famous characters all reside in this small gallery space.

Parts of the civil rights movement unfolded in this historic eatery, helmed by the "Queen of Creole Cuisine."

An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

The world's oldest Jewish library was founded by Sephardic Jews in 17th century Amsterdam.

A poignant museum dedicated to the history of the Dutch resistance against Nazi occupation

An overgrown and largely forgotten cemetery lies hidden within the outskirts of Amsterdam.

Sail in for a ’dam good slice.

This impressive collection of rare books on ancient mysticism inspired author Dan Brown.

This bird-loving brewery is situated in an old municipal bathhouse, nestled beside a 300-year-old windmill.

Famed for its pie, this eatery has a hidden tunnel that allowed Catholics to secretly walk to church during the Reformation.

An ancient passage filled with stalls selling used books, once frequented by Vincent Van Gogh.

Cat art as far as the eye can see.

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

A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.