Places stephencrook25 Wants to Go

Chicago's largest cemetery is full of beautiful Victorian monuments and more than a few ghost stories.

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

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.

This art gallery and oddities boutique bewitches visitors with a trove of occult trinkets and eccentric antiques, work by an ever-changing roster of underground artists, and classes in tarot and other mystic arts.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

If you want to build a better mousetrap, first consult this small museum's massive collection of trapping tools.

An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.

Take a break from all the boring business of death at this funeral home mini-golf course.

The first home and studio that belonged to the famous architect.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

Combination beer garden and music venue in the heart of Wicker Park.

Decor at “Nevada’s Oldest Thirst Parlor” includes Raquel Welch's brassiere hanging from a stuffed moose head.

When you can't get to the Pacific, just go to Florida.

A professional special effects makeup artist’s collection of horror creatures and one-of-a-kind recreations on display in downtown Boulder City.

These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.

Thousands of artifacts relating to human sexuality, including the world's largest sex bike.

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

Happy harbor seals frolic and snooze on this warm, sandy stretch of coast.

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

This zombie-themed restaurant stands out in the heart of corn country.

An oddity shop inspired by the history of the circus.

This third-generation institution is one of the last in London that still cures its own salt beef for epic sandwiches.