Places rubicat Wants to Go

This museum dedicated to divination also honors a local 10th-century prophetess.

Puffin enthusiasts flock to Europe's largest seabird cliff, which over one million birds call home.

A giant concrete orb in far north Iceland marks the ever-shifting boundary.

This black church sits alone among a field of lava rock.

The largest whale museum in Europe allows visitors to walk among life-size giants.

The Icelandic Sea Monster Museum explores the area's history of aquatic cryptid sightings.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

This modern monument to pagan belief looks like it was transported straight from ancient times.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

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

Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant

This medieval castle is filled with an eccentric collection that ranges from ancient Egyptian artifacts to taxidermy to a mummified hand that was cut off during a duel.

Obscene versions of this artist's work are the most popular.

Records of the dead describe the myriad odd ways people used to die.

This speakeasy continues the Prohibition-era legacy of Harlem's jazzy Swing Street.

Here, exhibits come with a side of edible history.

A beautiful collection of architectural ornaments rescued from demolished New York City buildings.

A no-frills cinephile haven known for showing offbeat, underseen films.

A Jewish deli run by Yemeni Muslims in an Afro-Caribbean neighborhood is quintessential Brooklyn.

A WWI fighter plane and turn-of-the-century penny candy shop are among the unexpected features of this Financial District building.

New York's oldest and possibly grandest keeper of books.

A charming "tea atelier" hidden away in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

Unlock the secrets of the conjuring arts.

The famous author's cottage hideaway.