Places samireland Wants to Go

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic’s missed arrival.

An abandoned facility that has become a place of ritualistic satanic worship, or so rumor has it.

Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.

A much more welcome kind of snowbird vacationer, manatees camp out in these springs every winter.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.

A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

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

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

Hidden in Central Park's Ramble is a troublesome cave buried just beneath the surface.

The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

Philadelphia boasts one of the best — and most often overlooked — traditional Japanese gardens in North America.

Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

A beautiful Victorian-era cemetery, complete with a miniature village.

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

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.