Places winparnes Wants to Go

An extraordinary collection of vampire-themed antiques lurks on the second floor of a store.

Long hidden under grime, the politically radical murals of a little known Yugoslavian master are finally getting their due.

The home and studio of a visionary woodworker now stands as a museum and example of his artistic genius.

A larger-than-life statue of America's favorite sundae marks the place it was invented.

This shrine to McDonalds' most iconic sandwich holds a 14-foot tall burger.

This museum boasts a bucket of teeth and tells the tale of a 20th-century dental circus.

Journey through a collection of over 35,000 Halloween items from all generations.

An 18th-century Catholic church converted into an eccentric temple of music and bacchanalia.

A macabre farm reserved part of its 222-acres for dead bodies, all in the name of science.

There aren't too many operational funiculars around, but Pittsburgh has two!

A train station that was abandoned by the coal industry and converted into a cocktail bar. Now it’s home to the local visitor bureau.

This public space is speckled with the eerie remnants of a defunct amusement park.

The universally beloved children's television figure is interred on a high hilltop in one of western Pennsylvania's oldest cemeteries.

Delicate Wurlitzers, creepy clowns, and The Noid all share space in this insane explosion of kitsch history.

This eerily well-preserved coal town was saved from destruction by a Sean Connery movie.

A park full of outsider art, created by college students studying outsider art.

The eclectic home of a leading Turkish architect is a gorgeous piece of eye candy.

One of the largest wooden constructions in Europe was meant to be a casino, but soon became an orphanage.

This museum was invented in a novel before being made real by the author.

Large miniature theme park with 100-plus models.

A sixth-century Byzantine cistern hidden below a modern carpet store.

A gorgeous, Gaudí-esque stairway constructed in the city of Istanbul by a prominent Jewish family.

The ornate miniature mansions were built for Istanbul's feathered residents.

This secluded village in the Andean wilderness can't be accessed by road.