Places silentcompass Wants to Go

This Vietnamese bar doubles as a multistory labyrinth.

Walk through a clothing store, across a courtyard, and up several flights of stairs for delicious coffee with a side of beautiful views.

Home of the unusual art of water puppetry, one of Vietnam's oldest curiosities.

This Vietnamese hell cave lets visitors take a walk through a devilish underworld full of demons.

Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.

World's largest cave was only discovered in 1991, and now offers tours to the public.

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

Home of an evil witch famous within southern folklore.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

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

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

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

A New York garbage depot holds a secret collection of weird and wonderful refuse.

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

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

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

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

Banksy gives themself artistic license with this piece of London street art.

A tongue-in-cheek arcade where the games are based on everyday life.

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

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.