Places squiddlywinks Wants to Go

This extensive collection of dead bugs may be the world's most idiosyncratic and personal insect museum.

This beautiful architectural gem was the first waste treatment facility in Boston.

A book collector's dream, this Toronto bookstore has the world's first "Biblio-Mat," a random book vending machine.

This supermarket offers shoppers a window into the past alongside their groceries.

The oldest museum in Russia is home to a fascinating collection of nearly two million anthropological artifacts and anatomical curiosities.

The last funhouse of its kind, where guests enter through the mouth of an 80-year-old blue whale.

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

A small museum in a ward on the east side of Tokyo showcases the works of one of Japan's greatest ukiyo-e artists.

Modern art meets modern convenience in possibly the world's most architecturally important public bathroom.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

Sacks of potatoes, made of cast stone, mark where the iconic potato sheds once stood along the river.

Medical history museum featuring a lovely doctor's office from the 1800s.

This bookstore serves recipes from the cookbooks on sale.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.

This small section of the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is rotten with famous authors' graves.

This location holds the truth to what truly happened that faithful night.

The city's oldest Chinese restaurant offers local history and seriously good food.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

The beloved home to all publications indie, erotic, and punky.

The only example of a Paris Métro sign in use at a subway station outside of the French capital. 

This tiny alleyway is now a shrine to a subculture riot between the mods and rockers.

A puppeteer’s paradise offering shows, workshops, and an archive of over 2,000 puppets.

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.