Places WhimsyCat03 Wants to Go

Dedicated to the armor and weapons used by the legendary Japanese warriors.

A museum dedicated to the history of Tokyo's often-overlooked working-class district.

A Buddhist temple to honor insects that died for science.

A railway station takeout shop sells boxed meals in containers shaped like trains and snowmen that hold the country’s abundant regional delicacies.

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

Colorful Native American paintings are hidden within this small cavern.

Hidden in the Santa Ynez Mountains off Highway 154, this tiny restaurant once served as a stagecoach stop.

Thousands of migrating monarchs overwinter clustered amongst the eucalyptus trees.

This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

This museum and curiosity shop provides a glimpse into an often-overlooked past to show guests that there is beauty and wonder in the macabre.

A puppeteer’s paradise offering shows, workshops, and an archive of over 2,000 puppets.

Get your cosplay on at Milwaukie’s only Medieval fantasy-themed mead hall.

Tiny horses tethered to antique rings are scattered around the city.

Native Americans built this circle of stones, which was used to predict astronomical events.

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

Pizza with a side of fine art.

A Museum of Holography frozen in 1974.

A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.

This art gallery and oddities boutique bewitches visitors with a trove of occult trinkets and eccentric antiques, work by an ever-changing roster of underground artists, and classes in tarot and other mystic arts.

One of Chicago's last seafood smokehouses perfects a dying breed of fishcraft.

This modest post office sits on the site of H.H. Holmes' famous murder castle.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.