Places VladtheImpaler Wants to Go

A tiny art gallery in Sunnyside helps keep Portland weird.

The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

A geothermal pool in North Iceland that is said to be the bathing spot of the legendary Grettir the Strong.

What was once believed to be a church floor turned out to be the artwork of geology.

These ominous lava formations were said to be an entrance to the netherworld so of course they inspired a famous metal band.

Museum dedicated to the UK's first charity for abandoned children, with keepsakes of the mothers who left them behind.

This small collection of rare books was uniquely locked up for safe keeping.

William Blake claimed to have painted this gothic masterpiece after encountering this nightmarish being in a vision.

A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.

The cedar tree in Highgate Cemetery earned its title by accident.

A domino effect created with Britain’s iconic telephone boxes.

The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

A vast Communist-era exhibition space in the Bulgarian capital.

An enormous natural sandstone bridge in Kentucky.

Patrick Dougherty's fantastic living tree sculptures, mind-blowing but temporary.

Home of an evil witch famous within southern folklore.

Crumbling Kennedys and a decaying Tecumseh are just some of the haunting remains of one man's cement art trail.

A strange rock in Chicago marks the spot where a tree once stood in honor of the 18th President.