Talkeetna, Alaska
Dr. Seuss House aka The Goose Creek Tower
This whimsical stacked cabin looks like something out of a children's book.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Zak Bagans Haunted Museum
A collection of haunted objects and macabre oddities under one roof.
Portland, Oregon
Voodoo Doughnut and Wedding Chapel
The magic's in the hole!
Permanently Closed
Seattle, Washington
Belfry Oddities
A Seattle oddities shop brimming with Victorian-era gems and antique curio.
Seattle, Washington
Ballyhoo Curiosity Shop
This Seattle store is packed with all sorts of curious creatures and creations.
Seattle, Washington
Union Station
Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.
Permanently Closed
New Orleans, Louisiana
The Absinthe Museum
Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Labyrinth at Audubon Park
The stone labyrinth in this New Orleans city park was laid to symbolize healing in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
Permanently Closed
Las Vegas, Nevada
'Akhob'
James Turrell's total color immersion art installation, hidden on the top floor of a luxury handbag shop.
Oakland, California
Chapel of the Chimes
Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.
Washington, Wisconsin
Nelsen’s Hall & Bitters Club
The oldest continuously-operating tavern in Wisconsin used a clever loophole to serve alcohol during Prohibition.
Oakland, California
Heinold's First and Last Chance Saloon
Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.
Los Angeles, California
The Magic Castle
The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Bugsy Siegel Monument
An overlooked monument to the celebrity gangster who helped put the sin in Sin City.
New York, New York
Grand Central Oyster Bar
This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.
New York, New York
Bemelmans Bar
The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.
New York, New York
Grand Central Terminal Whispering Gallery
Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.
New York, New York
Mmuseumm
A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."
New Orleans, Louisiana
The Sazerac Bar
This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.
Lisbon, Portugal
Conserveira de Lisboa
The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.
Lisbon, Portugal
Preserved Head of Diogo Alves
An early Portuguese serial killer's head is alarmingly well preserved in a jar at the University of Lisbon.
Madrid, Spain
Kiosko de Horchata Miguel y José
Madrid's last horchata kiosk is a blue-and-white beacon of refreshment.
New Orleans, Louisiana
La Belle Nouvelle Orleans Antiques
This unique shop is full of memento mori art, antique medical equipment, secret society paraphernalia, and historical relics.
New Orleans, Louisiana
BMike's Studio Be
An abandoned warehouse turned art sanctuary in New Orleans.
