Places spookyshores Wants to Go

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

A unique collection of gilded age mechanical pianos.

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

This unusual elevator doesn’t stop or slow down.

In 1988, jazz legend Chet Baker fell to his death from a window of this hotel facing Amsterdam Centraal.

This cheese shop also houses a museum devoted to Dutch dairy.

This basement museum explores the art and artistry of fascism.

The history and future of cannabis.

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

Museum preserving torture methods from the past.

This swanky speakeasy is Denver’s oldest bar—and hasn’t changed a bit since 1933.

The oldest purpose-built cinema still in operation also houses a museum of movie memorabilia.

The largest collection of woven silk tapestries in the world.

The oldest bar in Missouri is hidden within a limestone brewery cellar more than 50 feet underground.

This quaint museum lets you take a ride on its antique carousels.

Tucked away between two 19th-century buildings, this small shop specializes in the macabre.

Soak in the soul of Kansas City at the oldest continually-operating jazz club in the country.

This unconventional used book store was once in the news for the surprising act of burning books.

The world's largest collection of fine-scale miniatures and one the nation's largest collections of antique toys.