Places tealeaves Wants to Go

Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.

After 400 years of being closed to the public, this monastery's underground tunnels and secret garden are now a museum.

Drink the 'Blood of Christ' in this Roman Catholic fever dream.

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

A museum dedicated to the mysterious cryptid.

This magical oasis in East Texas is one of the most biodiverse acres in the country.

Luminaries of all stripes have sipped strong Greek coffee at this cafe since 1839.

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

This wondrous hideaway is suspended in a bamboo forest above a sanctuary for rescued llamas and alpacas.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

Thirty creepy ghosts now inhabit this decaying 14th-century church.

This unique shop is full of memento mori art, antique medical equipment, secret society paraphernalia, and historical relics.

This ruined castle is said to be the legendary keep of a Viking princess.

A strange rock with a sinister reputation lurks within the crimson waters of this Scottish glen.

The greatest collection of New Orleans masking and processional traditions covering everything from Baby Dolls to Skull and Bone gangs.

Parts of the civil rights movement unfolded in this historic eatery, helmed by the "Queen of Creole Cuisine."

Meant to be one of the most extravagant hotels in the world, now an eerie, abandoned architectural gem in Mexico City.

The ruins of a once-grand mansion in Northern Ireland are now thought to be haunted.

A renovated hotel is bringing new life to a nearly-abandoned mining town in Colorado.

A mysterious bridge over a sunken Roman road.

This shop filled with oddities and knick-knacks is named for a 19th-century charlatan.

This single-track road rewards brave drivers with stunning Scottish scenery.

This replica Viking village was created for a film that was never shot and is now open to visitors.

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.