Places shehangsbrightly Wants to Go

Museum preserving torture methods from the past.

A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.

This museum inside Amsterdam's largest cemetery explores how people deal with death.

The world's only known button museum.

A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

The only home that Alexander Hamilton ever owned has a history almost as troubled as his own.

A museum dedicated to the quirky and colorful world created by Springfield's favorite son.

From pre-war whiskey cocktails to prohibition-era speakeasy secrecy, this bar has seen it all.

Hidden behind a wall for decades, this masonic lodge was only rediscovered during renovations.

Internationally known record store and purveyor of "dusties."

The famous author's cottage hideaway.

Despite a recent paint job, the factory still sits empty.

The engineering wonder and pleasure dome of a much-maligned emperor still holds undiscovered secrets.

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

The history of radiation is on safe display at the foot of a radiation science laboratory.

Nikola Tesla's former home contains an homage hidden from plain sight.

Venice's "Island of the Mad."

The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.

This institution collects the history of burlesque dancing with a titillating collection of ephemera and pasties.

Known as the "Dodo Manège," this carousel features a herd of animals that have disappeared—or may be gone soon.

The loneliest island in New York.