Places thelibyandesert Wants to Go

Remnants of a storybook amusement park hidden behind a strip mall.

Once home to seven different roller coasters, Glen Echo has undergone many transformations since its founding in 1891.

An astounding collection of medical specimens, including bits of President Lincoln.

Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.

Daily lunch spot for many of Washington, D.C.'s cab drivers.

An archival collection of over 2,200 case studies which includes human brain specimens and tumor specimens.

A vast collection of rare books, manuscripts & extraordinary objects illustrating the history of medicine.

Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.

The headquarters of the famous Yale society.

Dedicated to the art of hunting, with juxtapositions of contemporary art.

Dolls of all shapes and sizes display the eras of femininity in this spooky and beautiful collection.

A curious collection of locks and keys.

The largest medical and anatomical collection in France lies hidden from the public.

A unrivaled and rather horrifying collection of wax dermatological models.

A museum dedicated to the strange and extravagant costumes and memorabilia of the mummers, a tradition older than Philadelphia itself.

A rare view of a preserved Victorian science museum.

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

Mural made of 100,000 pieces of hand blown glass, and one of the largest glass murals in the US.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

In the early 1800s, surgery was also a show.

The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.

The intriguing personal collection of a professional demon-chaser.

Collapsing castle on the Hudson river was once the storage site of military surplus business.

One of the world's largest model railroads is a mind-boggling achievement.