Places ValarieD Wants to Go

Pristine natural wonders and unique cultural diversity, way off the beaten path.

Late at night, the bust of the "Dracula" actor was snuck onto the facade of this Budapest castle.

A 19th-century shrine covered with prosthetic body parts as votive offerings.

This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.

A private museum dedicated to preserving the heritage of Mardi Gras' most beloved underdog parades, open by appointment.

The silent film master's legacy commemorated in all the right and wrong places.

Dozens of feral felines rule a segment of Hollywood's only graveyard.

A hospital closed seemingly in the middle of operations, leaving behind fodder for horror films and ghost hunters.

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.

A memorial to a 19th-century composer who was known for driving crowds wild.

This statue of a Hindu cosmic dancer at CERN is a metaphor for modern physics.

One of the most historical literary characters continues to stroll his hometown.

Hidden in the garden of physicist Erwin Schrödinger's house is a life-size figure of a cat from his famous thought experiment.

Museum dedicated to wax representations of disfiguring diseases.

The bizarre visions of H.R. Giger, tucked away in a Swiss medieval city.

The decaying remains of a 1960s mechanical wonderland that never officially closed.

Iron Age "bog person" preserved for over 2,300 years.

Six beautiful wooden giants are hidden around Copenhagen.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

An increasingly eccentric apartment building, topped with winged beasties.

Glowing orb in Minsk houses 8,600,000 items.

This garden is very fertile.

This vanilla farm serves its crops at an on-site café.

Visit a haunted Mughal mosque and the tomb of a Sufi saint and his disciple.