Places squiddlywinks Wants to Go

30 years worth of pressed-tin, bakalite, and characters both loved and forgotten.

Frozen in Norway, vended in Singapore.

The entrance to this Frankfurt subway station looks like an old tram car crashed into the concrete sidewalk.

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

This whimsical garbage disposal facility receives around 12,000 accidental tourists each year.

This unique preservation is one of the only taxidermies in the world made with real whale skin.

Uppsala's adorable feline sign celebrates a popular children's book set in the Swedish city.

A walk down memory lane in the heart of one of San Francisco's most notorious neighborhoods.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

Houses are tucked between, on, and underneath giant boulders.

This tiny store is your one-stop shop for all sorts of rare and wonderful buttons.

A lush indoor jungle fills this bustling Madrid transportation hub.

Alleyway plaque commemorating the death of a fictional character in The Maltese Falcon, not far from the author's home.

This aquarium has almost as many world records as it does fish.

130 replicas of world wonders squeezed into just 118 acres of space.

A colossal floating restaurant built to look like a ancient Chinese imperial palace.